Latest News
- Drug Dealers, Officers And Guard Hurt In Shootout At Farmhouse
- Scrutiny On Employee Degrees At Kuwait’s Agriculture Authority
- MoE Allows School Staff To Remain After Official Hours
- Seven Arrested For Selling And Consuming Liquor
- Al-Salmi Blaze Contained By Fire Teams
- Two People Arrested For Forgery And Visa Fraud
- The Police Station Is Now Open 24 Hours A Day For Investigations
- Shabab Al Bomb Promotional Event At Kuwait Mall Halted By Stampe...
- Kuwait Implements New Night Shift System For Police Investigator...
- Kuwait Introduces New Fees For Advertising To Boost National Rev...
- Moody’s Reaffirms Kuwait’s 'A1' Sovereign Credit Rating With Sta...
- Government Unveils Bold Plan To Accelerate Projects
Pam Receives 15-20 Thousand Complaints From Workers Annually
Head of Labor Disputes Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Sultan Al-Zoghbi said the sector receives 15,000 to 20,000 complaints from workers annually, which include applications for termination of work contract, transfer of indemnity, and requests for transfer from one job to another, reports Al- Qabas daily.
Al-Zoghbi revealed this at a recent seminar organized by the Federation of Companies in cooperation with PAM on the Kuwaiti Labor Law titled ‘Obligations of the Employer in accordance with Kuwaiti Labor Law No.6/2010 and gave detailed explanation of Labor Law, employment contract and obligations of the parties to the employment contract included in Law No.6/2010, such as salaries and the rules of paying them. He confirmed that labor legislation is keen on protecting workers’ salary; stressing the importance of organizing the working hours due to its direct link with the economy and productivity in the country. He also made mention of holidays the workers are entitled to during the year and the employer’s commitment to providing security needs of working women in case they are on duty after 10 pm. He stated the employers’ commitment to providing their workers indemnity certificates and specifying the conditions of granting working women time to breastfeed their babies .
For her part, director of technical support for the federation, acting director of the Center for Investment Studies Fadwa Darwish said the seminar comes as a follow-up to the Federation of Investment Companies on the latest developments and best practices for implementing relevant laws and legislation in the activities of investment companies by inviting them to attend the seminar. She pointed out that the seminar was aimed at helping companies to figure out the proper way of enforcing the Kuwaiti Labor Law and the latest developments and decisions implemented therein, as well as the mechanisms of proper application
Trending News
-
Ministry Systems Hacked, Electricity Bills Altered
11 May 2024
-
Kuwait Unveils Monumental Solar Energy Project For...
06 May 2024
-
Expatriates Caught On Video Stealing Electricity W...
11 May 2024
-
Team To Inspect New Airport's Solar Panel Installa...
12 May 2024
-
Eid Al-Adha Holiday In Kuwait: Potential 9-Day Bre...
15 May 2024
-
Gulf Electrical Interconnection Project Will Boost...
04 May 2024
-
Issuing Work Permits Based On Academic Certificate...
07 May 2024
-
Kuwait Banks Seek Clarity From Central Bank On Cit...
04 May 2024
-
Kuwait Terminated 10,000 Expats Over 5 Years
15 May 2024
-
Kuwait Organizes 30 Events To Protect Children Fro...
04 May 2024
Comments Post Comment