{"id":2823,"date":"2014-12-12T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T08:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2014-12-18T11:33:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T08:33:06","slug":"new-payment-method-hailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2014\/12\/12\/new-payment-method-hailed\/","title":{"rendered":"New payment method hailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A new electronic payment method being made available to Bahrain&#8217;s employers from next year has been welcomed by workers&#8217; rights activists. Introduced by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in collaboration with MasterCard International and Bahrain&#8217;s Payment International Enterprise, the new payment method will be rolled out from April (2015) and gives employers the option of transferring salaries to their expatriate employees electronically.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The LMRA&#8217;s aim is to secure a well-regulated labour market, in which all the parties respect and honour their obligations towards each other,&#8221; said LMRA chief executive Ausamah Al Absi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;We have been trying to find solutions to ensure employees are paid regularly and on time, as per the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">MasterCard Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen director Girish Nanda said that the new method would help &#8220;prevent loss or thefts of cash money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Migrant Workers Protection Society (MWPS) chairwoman Marietta Dias described the move as a &#8220;good start&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;This is a good time to stress that the salaries have to be paid on time,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;We have so many cases of people not being paid for up to 18 months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;This is really what the focus should be on, as far as we&#8217;re concerned &#8211; humane treatment and the regular payment of salaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions private sector assistant secretary Kareem Radhi cautioned that legislation must be drawn up to enforce the new method.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The Labour Ministry had previously said that payments should be through bank transfers and not in cash,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;For us, any decision that helps migrant workers get their salaries on time and without delay is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The Labour Law states that if a salary is not paid for more than a year, then the employer has to pay six per cent interest to the worker, as well as 1pc per month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;We think any decision to make it easier to give money and ensure it&#8217;s received makes for a good working environment and helps protect rights of domestic, construction and hotel workers &#8211; but the important thing is that the procedure has to be founded on legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, Mr Al Absi has also announced the inaugural Annual Bahrain Awards, which aims to &#8220;enhance the community&#8217;s awareness and respect of the rights and duties of expatriate workers in Bahrain&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This year&#8217;s competition will focus on the wages of domestic employees and is being sponsored by MasterCard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The competition will highlight a different theme every year which &#8220;concerns expatriate workers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Contestants will be required to prepare and design media, ranging from short films and photographs to posters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bahrainawards.com\/en\/\">www.bahrainawards.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new electronic payment method being made available to Bahrain&#8217;s employers from next year has been welcomed by workers&#8217; rights activists. 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