The amended labour law that has made payment of workers’ wages through banks mandatory will be enforced on November 2, HE the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr Abdulla bin Saleh al-Khulaifi has said.
“There will be no further delay in implementing the rule after the six-month grace period granted to employers to modify their situation comes to an end next month,” he was quoted as saying by local Arabic daily Al-Sharq on the sidelines of QNB Employment Day.
He said that the Labour Inspection Department was ready to enforce the the Wage Protection System (WPS) and follow up the matter, adding that the staff concerned had already been trained for executing this task. “In addition, the companies have been notified and a webpage has been created at the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) for communication with different entities.”
According to the minister, currently 5,50,000 workers are paid their salaries through bank transfer and many companies have adopted the new system. He said violators of the law would be dealt with strictly according to the stipulations, such as administrative closure of the violating company and other legal procedures and fines.
