Labor Minister receives US Chargé D’Affaires
Manama, Mar. 30 (BNA): Labour and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority Jamil bin Muhammad Ali Humaidan received US embassy Chargé D’Affaires Margaret Nardi. Continue reading
Humaidan: Wage protection system to be implemented in three phases starting from May
Manama, Mar.27 (BNA): Following the Cabinet’s decision to approve the timeline for the implementation of the wage protection system, the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Chairman of the Board of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, His Excellency Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, issued Decision Number 22 for the year 2021 on the timeline of implementation of the wage protection system for workers in the private sector. Continue reading
Southern Police Director-General meets LMRA official
Manama, Mar.17 (BNA): Director-General of Southern Governorate Police Col. Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa has met Deputy CEO for Legal Control of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Dr Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahman. Continue reading
Announcement: Sponsorship of the Expatriate Employee Family
In accordance to his Excellency the Minister of Interior decision No. 34 of 2021 regarding “Entry Visas and Residence Permits for the expatriate worker’s family members”, The employer will be able to apply new permits, renewal for expatriate worker’s family members (spouse / dependants up to the age of 24) Applicable only for workers whose monthly income is not less than 400 Bahraini Dinars via the Expat Management System (EMS). Continue reading
LMRA committed to improving its services, says Minister
Manama, Mar. 6 (BNA): Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, who is also the Board of Directors Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), has stressed LMRA’s commitment to continuously developing its services, through facilitating procedures and reducing transaction completion time, while maintaining the high accuracy of work, in line with the directives of the government in this regard. Continue reading
Labour Market Regulatory Authority Receives BIPA Shield
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) presented the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) with a shield in recognition for its participation in the BIPA 2019-2020 training programmes. Continue reading
67,689 Illegal Migrants
The overall number of illegal migrants in Bahrain has reached 67,689.
These represent 11.3 per cent of the total number of documented workers and licensed foreign business owners (531,747), said Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan, citing the Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) database of February 7, 2021. Continue reading
Late Fees Announcement
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority urges all employer to commit to paying the monthly invoices within one month from their date of issuance in order to avoid being charged with the late penalty fees. Committing to payment of the monthly fees prevents you being charged with the late fees fine imposed under Article No. (3) of Council of Ministers No.(28) for the year of 2008 which states that BHD 2 will be charged as late fees fine on each monthly invoice due, with maximum of BHD 6. Continue reading
Crackdown on street vendors
Manama: The authorities have cracked down on illegal street vendors in three governorates to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Continue reading