Article 79 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Annual Leave or Vacation

The worker who has completed one continuous year in the service of the employer shall be entitled to an annual leave with the pay provided for in Article 72 of this law. This leave shall not be less than three weeks for the worker whose service is less than five years and four weeks for the worker whose service is more than five years.

The worker shall entitle to a leave for the fractions of the year in proportion to the period of his service.

Article 80 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Taking Annual leave or Vacation

The employer shall fix the date- of the annual leave for the worker in accordance with the work requirements and may divide the leave with the consent of the worker provided that the division shall not be into more than two periods.

The employer may on a written application of the worker postpone not more than half of the annual leave to the year following the year of its entitlement.

Article 81 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Annual leave salary or Vacation salary

The worker may not waive his entitlement to the annual leave and any agreement to the contrary shall be void.

The worker shall be entitled to payment in lieu of his annual leave equivalent to his wage for the leave days to which he is entitled if the contract is terminated for any reason before the worker takes his leave.

Article 82 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Sick leave and salary

The worker shall be entitled to a sick leave with pay for every year of the years of his service. This sick leave shall not be granted unless after three months from the commencement of his engagement for the first time provided that the worker proves his sickness by a certificate from a physician approved by the employer.

The worker shall be paid his full wage if the sick leave does not exceed two weeks. If the sick leave extends thereafter the worker shall be paid half of his wage for other four weeks. The extension of the sick leave thereafter shall be without pay until the worker resumes his work or resigns or his service is terminated for health reasons.

The service of the worker may be terminated at the end of the twelfth week of the sick leave if it has been proved by a report’ issued by the competent physician that the worker is unable to resume his work at that time.

If the worker resigns from work because of the sickness and with the approval of the competent physician before the end of the six months to which the worker is entitled as a sick leave with pay the employer shall pay to the worker the balance of his entitlement. This provision shall also apply in case of death because of sickness before the end of the said six weeks.

The preceding provisions shall not prejudice the right of the worker to the remuneration to which he may be entitled for the period of his service and taking by the worker of the sick leave for the period of twelve weeks shall not be deemed to constitute an interruption of his continuous service.

Article 83 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Pilgrimage Vacation for Umrah

The Muslim worker shall be entitled to leave without pay, not exceeding two weeks to fulfill his obligation to go to pilgrimage once during the period of his service.

The employer shall specify the number of the workers who may be granted such leave annually in accordance with the work requirements subject to giving priority to the worker who has been in continuous service for a longer period whenever the circumstances of the work permit.

Article 84 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave Working for other on leave days

The worker shall not, during any of his leaves, work for another employer and if it has been proved to the employer that the worker has contravened this provision he may deprive him of his wage for the period of the leave and recover what he has already paid off that wage.

Article 85 Qatar labour Law Working Hours and Leave and Termination

The employer may not terminate the service contractor notify the worker of the termination thereof during any of his periods of leave provided for in this law.

The employer may not notify the worker of the termination of the contract if the notice period expires during any of such periods of leave.

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