Only Visa Renewals Permitted Without Submitting Salary Certificates

The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) does not allow companies and business owners to conduct any transaction related to its workers without attaching the salary certificates, except for visa renewals, reports Al-Qabas. Responsible sources confirmed to Al-Qabas that the salary certificate request upon transfer or cancellation for visas is intended to ensure that the financial rights of the worker or employee, whether Kuwaitis or expats, are upheld, noting that this is also related to ensuring the extent of companies’ commitment to financial and employment rights.

According to the recent decision of the civil service commission, companies are allowed to renew work permits only, provided that a commitment to provide the certificate is attached at the time of its request in addition to continuing to prevent any other transaction for the company without a salary certificate.

Earlier, PAM decided that companies failing to give full salaries to its workers, will be denied the issuance of salary certificates. In addition, the company employers will not obtain permission to participate in any government projects and tenders nor be allowed to complete visa renewals, visa transfers, and add employees for its company.

Companies were also not allowed to force salary deductions on workers as it is considered a violation of the Labor Law.

However, the position changed following an appeal from the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASMEK), who requested the Minister of State for Economic and Social Affairs, Mariam A. Al-Aqeel, that given the difficulties facing small companies due to the coronavirus crisis, the demand for salary certificates as part of the residency procedures, to be suspended even if temporarily for 6 months, until new legislation was introduced and conditions were amended.

The representative said that all enterprises are suffering and are struggling to survive with many having found it difficult to pay salaries, and their predicament was clearly known by the Ministry. Thus, work permits can be renewed for the employees registered in the files of employers without requiring the salary certificates.

 

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