The Minister of Labour, also Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)’s Board of Directors Chairman, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, has welcomed the directives of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister regarding the easing of LMRA’s transactions for employers and businesses in order to boost the national economy and enable Bahrain’s private sector to boost its role in the Kingdom’s development and progression. Continue reading
LMRA Public Relations Manager Ms. Hana Al Saffar presented with Award of Excellence for administrative work in the public sector for the year 2014.
Members of the Indian community have been warned against hiring lawyers without consulting their embassy. Indian Ambassador Dr Mohan Kumar yesterday said scores of his nationals have been duped by lawyers, who take their money without following through with the cases in Bahrain’s courts. Continue reading
Tough new laws are being brought in to prevent companies from hiring illegal workers. Employers caught giving them jobs will be blacklisted and could face up to two years in jail and a fine of BD4,000. Continue reading
Foreign embassies should be kept in the loop if their nationals seek help from a proposed government shelter for distressed expatriate workers, according to a leading diplomat. Continue reading
A HANDBOOK containing information about Bahrain’s laws, rules and regulations will soon be released. The Employee Handbook has been compiled by lawyers V K Thomas and Wafa Al Ansari, and will be published in English and Malayalam. Continue reading
EMPLOYMENT growth among expatiates went up by 5.1 per cent, according to latest figures. It has risen from 488,979 in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 514,156 in the fourth quarter last year. Continue reading
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has taken over responsibility from the Labour Ministry for the licensing of more than 100 recruitment agencies in Bahrain. Continue reading
