Qatar Law No (14) of 2004, the Labour Law, governs the terms of employment of the majority of individuals currently working in the State of Qatar. The Labour Law establishes the minimum rights to which employees are entitled when working in Qatar and their obligations in relation to the same. One such right is the entitlement of an employee to be paid a sum of money, referred to as an end-of-service benefit (EOS), by his (or her) employer upon the termination of their employment with that employer. Here is a summarised version of a full article on the subject. Please visit gulf-times for the full details. End-of-service benefit (EOS): who will qualify? The Labour Law (Article 54) provides in summary that in addition to any other payments to which an employee is entitled on the termination of his employment, he shall also be entitled to EOS provided he has worked for the same employer for a period of one year or more. Employees who validly terminate their employment (Article 51) without notice as a result of an employer’s gross misconduct, eg. material breach, physical assault, etc, should qualify and be paid EOS in addition to their other employment termination payments. If an employee dies when he is working in Qatar and if he would have qualified for EOS then the employer is under an obligation to pay EOS to the employee’s heirs in addition to his other employment termination payments.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:51:15 +0000
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