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The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has made clear that declining a job opportunity will attract financial penalties – not only in the public sector …

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Existing expatriates earning 800+ dinars a month, but without a University degree are now permitted to sponsor their wives and children under the age of 14 for residency …

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All citizens, residents and citizens of other Gulf Cooperative Council countries who are aged 18+ must be subject to formal fingerprinting, with the results placed on a national database …

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Those foreign workers who wish to apply for visas for visits by parents, a spouse or children must now earn a monthly salary of at least KD 400 (US$1,298) …

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Instead of recruiting labourers from abroad, employers may wish to hire expatriates who are already living and working legally in the country through the newly launched part-time employment programme …

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It is now prohibited to modify expatriates’ personal data, such as their name, date of birth and nationality, directly on the existing work permits once they are issued …

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The government has approved a child allowance for working women in the private sector in the event that their husbands are currently unable to contribute financially because they don’t have a regular income, pension or public assistance …

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The National Assembly’s Financial and Economic Affairs Committee has proposed that the allowance is raised from KWD 50 to KWD100 (US$325) per month …

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An indefinite ban has been placed on all Philippine nationals entering the country …

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As part of its “Kuwaitisation” Programme, the Kuwaiti Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) is actively seeking to encourage nationals to move away from the public sector …

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The revised ‘Ashal’ platform makes it easier for employers to monitor salaries, present reasons for not transferring salaries, undertaking salary deductions and follow up requests online …

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Article 26 of the employment regulations has been amended by adding the paragraph “excluded from the prohibition regarding the employment of female engineers are workers in the area of maintenance and works related to drilling and maintenance of wells of all kinds, works related to supervision, management, follow-up and operation that do not require strenuous physical effort” …

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Data has just been released for June 2022 which shows that during the latest quarter employment grew by 30,973, of which foreign workers accounted for 27,239 …

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With effect from 1st October 2022, all food delivery drivers must hold a certificate issued by the Ministry of Health …

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A draft Bill would prevent expat workers from switching employers after one year …

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