LMRA and SIO Launch Initiative to Protect the Wages of Workers in the Private Sector

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and the Social Insurance Organization (SIO) have launched an initiative that will combine efforts to focus on further developing the wage protection system and link it to the labour wages database.

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US Congress Delegation Tours the Protection and Grievances Centre

‏The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) received a delegation of US Congress staff, in the presence of representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs at LMRA’s Protection and Grievances Centre.

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LMRA CEO Receives UK Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa

Her Excellency Nouf Abdul Rahman Jamsheer the Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority received in her office at the LMRA Headquarters, Mr. Bambos Charalambous MP, Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa in the United Kingdom.

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LMRA chief: Wage Protection System’s second stage to begin on September 1

Manama, Aug. 28 (BNA): Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), H.E Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz Al Alawi, has affirmed LMRA’s readiness to implement the second phase of the Wage Protection System by early September. Continue reading

Wage protection push

The Central bank of Bahrain (CBB) has co-ordinated efforts with Benefit Company to ensure compliance and readiness of systems and procedures adopted by most retail banks in addition to payment service providers including 26 banks and five companies. Continue reading

LMRA: First Phase of Wage Protection System will Begin on May 1

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority has called on employers to join the wage protection system and commit to regular and timely transfer of workers’ wages to their bank accounts through any of the payment methods facilitated by entities licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain. In this regard, the LMRA noted that the first phase of the system is scheduled to start on May 1, and includes employers who employ 500 workers or more. Continue reading