Article 65- Qatar Labour Law Wages or salary specification in contract
The Worker shall be entitled to the wages specified in the service contract and if the contract does not specify the wage the worker shall be entitled to the wage specified in the work regulations. If the wage is not specified in accordance with the preceding paragraph the worker shall be entitled to a wage equivalent to the wage specified for work of a similar type in the establishment and otherwise in accordance with the custom applicable to the profession in the place of performance of the work and if there is no such custom the judge shall specify the wage in accordance with the requirements of justice.
Article 66- Qatar Labour Law Wages and sums payments
The wages and other sums to which the worker is entitled shall be paid in the Qatari currency.
The wages of the workers employed on annual or monthly wages shall be paid at least once every month. The wages of all other workers shall be paid once at least every two weeks.
The wages shall be paid to the worker himself within the working day’ and during working hours in the usual place of work or any other place to be approved by the Department and may be transferred to the account of the worker with the bank to be agreed upon by the two parties or paid to the attorney appointed by the worker in writing.
The employer shall not be relieved from his obligation to pay the wage due to the worker unless he has actually transferred it to the bank or the worker or his attorney has signed in acknowledgement of the receipt thereof in the register or receipt prepared for this purpose provided that the said documents shall include the details of the wage.
Article 67- Qatar Labour Law Wages end of service payment and gratuity on termination
If the service contract is terminated for any reason the employer shall pay the wages and other sums to which the worker is entitled before the end of the day following the day on which the contract terminates unless the worker has abandoned the work without giving the notification provided for in Article 49 of this law. In this case, the employer shall pay the wage and other sums to which the worker is entitled within a period which shall not exceed seven days from the date of the worker abandoning the work.
Article 68 – Qatar Labour Law Wages and Qatar Labour Law annual leave salary
The employer shall pay to the worker before the worker takes his annual leave the wages to which the worker is entitled to
the work he has performed up to the date of taking the leave in addition to the leave wages to which the worker is entitled.
Article 69- Qatar Labour Law wages purchasing of food from the employer
The worker shall not be obligated to purchase foodstuff or other commodities from certain places or from the products of the employer.
Article 70- Qatar Labour Law wages salary deduction for final settlement and interest for loans
Any part of the wage to which the worker is entitled may not be attached and the payment thereof may not be withheld except for the execution of a judicial decision. In case of attachment in execution of a judgment the Sharia alimony debt shall have priority over all other debts and the total of the sums attached shall not exceed 35% of the wage of the indebted worker.
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