Living and working in Qatar
After a full year in a Qatar job, you are owed at least 3 weeks' basic pay a year (Art. 54). Resigning does not reduce it.
Your time limits
- Final pay
- By the end of the working day after your contract ends. Within 7 days if you left without notice. (Art. 67)
- Time limit to claim
- 1 year from the end of the contract. Filing with the Ministry of Labour pauses it. (Arts. 10 and 115 bis)
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The key facts at work
- Gratuity
- At least 3 weeks' last basic pay for each year, once you complete 1 year. (Art. 54)
- If you resign
- No reduction. Only a summary dismissal on the listed grounds removes it. (Arts. 54 and 61)
- Notice
- 1 month in your first 2 years, 2 months after that, in writing. (Art. 49)
Work out the exact figure with the Qatar calculator on eosbcalculator.com.