Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Qatar as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Qatar: The executive regulation of the Social Insurance Law to be issued soon
The Social Insurance Law was implemented at the beginning of this year, but certain articles apply to the subsequent issuance of the Law’s executive regulation …
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Qatar: Maintaining social security records
The General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) has emphasized that employers must keep financial, administrative, and legal records of their insured person to serve as a basis for the payment of contributions, the settlement of pensions and insurance benefits – in addition to the commitment to the ‘calculated contribution salary’ (ie: basic salary + social allowance + accommodation allowance) …
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Qatar: Social Insurance Law No.1/2022 implemented
The new law has expanded the scope of insurance coverage to include all citizens working in the private sector …
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Qatar: Guide to investment
The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) has launched a new multilingual ‘Guide to Investment’ in Arabic, English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish …
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Qatar: MOL launches a platform to reemploy workers in private sector
The updated version of the “Labour Re-employment Platform for the Private Sector” has been launched …
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Qatar: Shorter working time for those with “special needs”
All private sector businesses are required to hire people with disabilities if they have 25 or more employees …
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Qatar: Rise in social security contributions
The New Social Insurance Law (Qatar Law No …
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Qatar: Failure to segregate solid waste to be penalised from October 2022
The Ministry of Municipality has asked all firms to provide and place containers for sorting solid waste at their facilities with effect from 1st October 2022, to avoid legal action …
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Qatar: Temporary entry requirements for visitors to Qatar due to the FIFA World Cup 2022
Effective 1st November 2022 through to 23rd January 2023, entry to Qatar will be restricted to Hayya card holders, residents and nationals of Qatar …
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Qatar: Under-reporting heat deaths
A BBC investigation has uncovered widespread under-reporting of fatalities due to heat stress …
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Qatar: Expanding the social security system to the private sector
A new law has expanded social security coverage to all nationals working in the private sector …
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Qatar: New mandatory health insurance system introduced
Foreign workers must receive a basic level of health care benefit, paid by their employer …
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Qatar: Marriage bonus raised to QR300,000 for Qataris
Government seeks to encourage marriage to help bolster native population …
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Qatar: Employees can report labour violations, file complaints online
Measures to deal with the pandemic have accelerated the development of online ways that an employee may report a labour law violation …
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Qatar: Exceptional entry permit not required for those out of Qatar for less than 6 months
An exceptional entry permit will not be required for residents and visitors with a work visa …
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