Can the relevant authorities please let us know the rules for transferring a housewife to a work visa under the new Labour Market Regulatory Authority rules?
CL
Part-time option?
It is appreciable that with LMRA’s
LMRA approves 80pc visas
THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has accepted 31,648 applications until last Thursday, with 80 per cent of them being approved, new figures have revealed.
These included applications for new work visas and renewal of visas of employees and their dependents, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures, says Radhi
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures, says Radhi
Bonny Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
Employers should take the time to understand and absorb the new procedures of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) how it will benefit them in the long run said its CEO, Ali Radhi. Continue reading
JOB REFORMS STEPPED UP
The campaign topped the agenda yesterday as Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received Deputy King and Economic Development Board chairman Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The aim is to give employers and workers more flexibility, while still making Bahrainis the “employees of choice”.
LMRA plea to private sector
By SOMAN BABY
THE private sector was last night urged by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for its full support.
The call came from LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi during a meeting with the tourism sector of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
43 companies on embassy blacklist
By Soman Baby
INDIAN EMBASSY officials are filing more than 120 complaints a month against rogue employers in Bahrain.
The figure was revealed by Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty, as he vowed that the embassy would continue blacklisting companies which exploit Indian workers by defying Bahrain’s labour law.
Too large to stay in Dubai
DUBAI
No residence visa for big families in small flats
Do you stay in a small accommodation with a large family?
If yes, then it is likely your application will be rejected the next time around you apply for renewal of residence visas for your family. Continue reading
Visas ‘delayed by wrong data’
By soman Baby
MORE than half the estimated nearly 400,000 expatriate workers in Bahrain have not yet been properly registered by their employers.
This is what is causing delays for employers trying to get work visas, says the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.
Worker ‘wrongly jailed as runaway’
A CONSTRUCTION company in Bahrain has called for an investigation after one of its workers was allegedly wrongly jailed as a runaway.
Bangladeshi Sarwar Saker spent 10 days in Jaw Prison after being summoned to the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residency (GDNPR), when his employers applied to extend his residence permit (RP).
LMRA rejects 299 work visas
By SOMAN BABY
MORE than 40 per cent of applications for work visas submitted to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) last month were rejected, it was revealed yesterday.
During its first month of operations, the LMRA issued 423 work visas, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.