Current Trends In Labour And Employment Law In Qatar

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Current Trends In Immigration And Labour Law In Qatar

Helping you understand and apply the immigration and labour law in your organisation with confidence

5 Key Learning Objectives 1. Understand the significance of local and international labour contracts 2. Identify the implications of terminating an employee and knowing which employee entitlements are discretionary for employers 3. Calculate end of services gratuities 4. Gain an understanding of the statutory and regulatory provisions relating to immigration and sponsorship 5. Learn to address the most common labour issues Organised by:

26 – 27 January 2014 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha Qatar Follow us on: www.twitter.com/iirmiddleeast www.facebook.com/iirmiddleeast

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Meet Your Expert Course Director

Who Should Attend?

Emma Higham Senior Associate, Corporate Commerical Lawyer

This course will be highly beneficial for those working as company secretaries and Human Resource managers who

Emma Higham is a Corporate Commercial

have had minimal formal training in labour law and wish to

Lawyer with over ten years experience. Having

consolidate their experience in the region. In addition it would

been based in Qatar for more than nine years, Emma incorporates her extensive knowledge of the local law when advising both local and international clients.

also benefit in-house counsel and lawyers who have recently transferred to this region.

About Clyde & Co LLP

In addition to her corporate and commercial practice Emma advises on a wide range of immigration and employment matters pertaining to Qatar, including termination and associated disputes, international and local consultancy and "secondment" arrangements.

While working in Qatar, Emma spent six months on secondment to Qatar Telecom (Qtel) QSC, assisting in the start up of a Gulf Corporate Council Telecommunications Company.

Emma joined Clyde & Co in October 2007, having previously worked for another international law firm for six years, both in London and Qatar. Prior to that Emma worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers for eight years in both audit and corporate recovery.

Clyde & Co is a leading international law firm which operates worldwide across 120 countries. With over 2,400 staff based across 34 offices. Clyde & Co is particularly well known for its expertise in relation to international trade, emerging markets and high profile and/or difficult dispute resolution work.

Clyde & Co's first Middle East office was formally established over 20 years ago in 1989 after many years of regional client involvement. Our Middle East and North Africa offices provide advice to clients from all over the world, as well as to regional corporate entities and governments, on their operations throughout the Middle East and Indian subcontinent.

We are now one of the largest international law firms in the GCC with around 170 specialist lawyers and paralegals, operating as one unit across offices in Doha in Qatar and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE, in Tripoli in Libya and via an associated office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Clyde & Co is one of very few firms in the region that has a dedicated team of specialist employment lawyers advising on the varied issues facing businesses on a day to day basis. The team has native Arabic speakers and is integrally involved in assisting companies in meeting their human resource related challenges within the context of a rapidly evolving labour law framework across the wider Middle East, North Africa, Libya and India.

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Current Trends In Immigration And Labour Law In Qatar

26 – 27 January 2014 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha Qatar 27 – 28 October 2014 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha Qatar

Course Timings Registration will be at 07:30 on Day One. The course will commence at 08:00 and finish at 14:30 on each day.There will be breaks for refreshments at approximately 10:30 and 12:30 and lunch will be served at the end of the course.

Course Introduction Current Trends In Immigration And Labour Law In Qatar has been developed for all those working within the Qatar industry sectors who want a recap of the Qatar labour laws; or want to gain a better understanding of Qatar labour laws and current practices; and for anyone who is new to the region or to a Human Resources role. It has been designed for those who want an update on the regulatory trends and an insight of how to address issues that often arise in the employment context, in the new economic landscape in Qatar.

Day One Introduction • Overview of the key employment/labour legislation and the sponsorship/ immigration systems in Qatar and in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) • Applicability of the labour law, Human Resources law, and QFC employment Regulations 2005 • Employment and the nature of sponsorship • Types of employment contracts - International - Local Mandatory content Fixed term and unlimited duration Temporary employees Shift workers Employee Benefits • What is mandatory benefit?

• Components of “salary” • Working hours – regular and during Ramadan • Overtime payments – who is eligible?

• Leave – how much and how often?

• Sick leave – paid or unpaid?

• Maternity leave • Public holidays • Haj

End of Employment – An Overview Resignation By Employee • Circumstances • End of service gratuity • Repatriation – who pays?

• Employee debts – who pays?

Termination • With notice - End of service amount - Repatriation - Employee debts - Payment in lieu • Without notice - Circumstances - Offences - End of service gratuity Interactive Session Two Protecting The Company • Non-compete clauses • Non-solicitation • Enforcing confidentiality clauses • No objection certificates Employment Disputes • Labour department – Qatar • Employment standards office – QFC • Court disputes

Read What Delegates Have Said About The Previous Course And The Trainer “ They were terrific, engaging and clear when it came to explaining complex issues.”

Karen Rasch, Georgetown University, Qatar

“Gave good practical real examples to support knowledge transfer that helped to put into a real life work context”

Interactive Session One Issues For Companies • Discrimination • Data protection • Repatriation • Health and life insurance • Exit visas

Tracy Shaw, Doha College, Qatar

“ The trainers were able to answer queries from legal and practical terms.”

Employer Civil And Criminal Liability For Employees

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Tony James Litson Qatar Gas Operating Company Ltd- C&S Group, Qatar

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Current Trends In Immigration And Labour Law In Qatar

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