47
45
Total Lack of
Decent Work
100
80
60
25
20
50
60
0
75
0
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §65 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §66-71 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §74 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §75 & 76 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §74, 76 & 89 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §73-74 & 90 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §74 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §75 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2007 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §75 & 78 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §79-81 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §9 & 38 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); Law on the Entry, Exit, and Residency of Foreign Nationals, 2015 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §39 & 40 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); Ministerial Decision No 95 of 2019 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §39 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §39, 48-50 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §54 & 67 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §97 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provision could be located. |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §97 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §96 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §96 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | No | 0 | §98 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §100-101 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §99 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | No | 0 | §94 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | No | 0 | §1,109, 110 & 114 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No 24 of 2002 on Retirement and Pensions; ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No 24 of 2002 on Retirement and Pensions; ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | §20 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §82 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No 24 of 2002 on Retirement and Pensions; ISSA Country Profile for Qatar |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | No | 0 | §93 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | No | 0 | §51 & 61 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); §290-293 of the Penal Code (Law No. 11 of 2004) |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | No | 0 | §35 of the Permanent Constitution of the State of Qatar 2004; §51 & 61 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §93-95 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §86-88 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | Compulsory Education Act No. 25/2001; §2, Law No. (25) on Compulsory Education of 2001 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §89-92 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §13-17 of the Law No. 15 for the year 2011 on combating trafficking in persons |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §45, Constitution 2004; §116-119, Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §124-127 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §120 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004) |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | §120 of the Labour Law (No. 14 of 2004); USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
