3 Days of Paid Leave or Compensation must for Eid Al-Fitr, Qatar Labour Ministry tells Employers

3 Days of Paid Leave or Compensation must for Eid Al-Fitr, Qatar Labour Ministry tells Employers

The Amiri Diwan today announced the Eid Al-Fitr holidays for government bodies in Qatar.

For Ministries and other government agencies, public bodies and institutions, the holiday will begin from Tuesday (26 Ramadan 1441 AH), May 19, 2020 till Thursday, May 28, 2020. Employees will start work on Sunday, May 31.

Qatar Central Bank, banks and financial institutions subject to the supervision of the bank and the Qatar Financial Markets Authority: The Governor of the Qatar Central Bank will specify the start and end dates of the holiday.

Employers who are subject to the labour law in Qatar are required to grant full-paid leave for three working days during the Eid Al-Fitr period, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has said.

However, if the situation requires an employee to be at work during the Eid holidays, “the provisions relating to additional working hours and allowances related to them, mentioned in Article 74 of the Law, shall apply”, it added.

According to an announcement made by the Amiri Diwan recently, the Eid holiday for ministries, other government entities and public institutions starts on Tuesday (May 19, 2020) and ends on Thursday (May 28, 2020). Employees are to resume work on Sunday (May 31, 2020).