LMRA is pleased to note the interest of the media on its Labour Market data with the recent publication in comparing the latest LMRA employment data with that of CBB. Such scrutiny of statistics is part of a healthy development of a society.
Jobs visa hope for expat wives
By SOMAN BABY
A DECISION on whether to allow expatriate housewives to work in more professions in Bahrain could be finalised in the next few months, a top government official has announced.
Housewives are only allowed to work as teachers, medical professionals and in technical and senior positions in the banking and financial sectors.
LMRA doesn’t issue parents’ visas
WITH reference to the letter ‘Good news on visas’ (GDN, February 22), Mr M Yaqub had contacted LMRA last year to inquire about getting dependent resident visas for parents.
He was indeed told that LMRA does not deal with such type of visas. LMRA can only process visas for expat employees and their direct dependents (wife and children of the employee); this cannot be extended to parents, brothers, sisters etcÉ
LMRA freezes ‘tax’ on crews for three months
A MONTHLY tax on Bahraini fishermen recruiting foreign crews has been frozen for three months, it was revealed yesterday.
The suspension of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) fee of BD10 per month per worker followed a meeting between fishermen and LMRA yesterday.
Rogue firms facing crackdown
Rogue firms facing crackdown
By SOMAN BABY
A MASSIVE crackdown is underway after nearly 21,000 companies were discovered breaking Bahrain’s labour laws.
Officials are also investigating 5,000 suspected ghost companies, set up to cash in on visa racketeering.
Ghost’ firms clamp
By SOMAN BABY
MANAMA: Bahrain has launched a major crackdown against thousands of “ghost” companies racketeering in work visas.
Two thousand fake Commercial Registrations have been cancelled and a further 5,000 are under investigation, it was revealed yesterday.
New edition of the Gulf Who’s Who is released
New edition of the Gulf Who's Who is released
MANAMA: The revised Bahrain edition of Gulf Who’s Who Directory 2009-2010 was launched yesterday by Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) chairman Dr Abdulhussain Mirza.
The minister presented the first copy to Bahrain Management Society president Dr Adel Hamad Abdul Rahman Hamad.
BD64m skills drive boon for jobseekers
By SOMAN BABY
MANAMA
BAHRAINI jobseekers have so far benefited from 32 training projects costing a total of BD63.7 million under a government scheme launched at the beginning of last year.
LMRA fuels jobs boom for Bahrainis
By Soman Baby
THE number of clearing agency offices working with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has reached more than 1,200.
The Clearing Agents Association has forged stronger links with LMRA, said vice-president Ali Hasan Alsankis. “The number of offices increased from 750 to more than 1,200 in a short span of three to four months because of the increased workload,” he told the GDN.
Fees a back breaker!
It is very unfortunate to see a lot of companies struggling to meet the LMRA fees per employee per month.
It is especially severe on companies employing large number of staff.
I work in a construction company, which company struggles to pay the exorbitant bills every month. My company has refrained from deducting any amount from the staff salary but I know of reputed rogue companies who do so.