(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A domestic worker cannot be deployed for work outside the country without his approval, according to Law No 15 of 2017 on domestic workers, issued yesterday by His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
In case the employer violates this condition, the worker can terminate the contract and maintain his full right to end-of-contract gratuity. In addition, the worker shall be repatriated to his home country at the expense of the employer.
In case of the death of the expatriate worker, the employer shall bear the costs of preparing the body and transporting it to his home country, if his family requested so. In this case also, the employer has to deposit all the financial dues and end-of-service rewards with the department concerned of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs within a maximum of 15 days from the date of being informed of the worker's death.
According to the law, the duties and obligations of the domestic worker include abiding by the laws and ethical, social and religious traditions of the country, undertaking the agreed work and related duties himself with honesty and accuracy, and guard the secrets and property of the employer and his family and visitors and not to harm their interests.
The worker shall also implement the instructions and orders of the employer fully unless it violates the stipulations of the law and the employment contract or poses risk to his life and money or risks the lives and property of others.
The worker shall not work for anyone other than the employer, with or without pay. He shall treat the employer with respect and not abuse him, in particular the elderly and minors.
The maximum working hours per day is set at 10 hours, unless otherwise agreed. The worker shall also have intervals for prayers, food and rest during duty hours, which are not to be calculated within the working hours. The worker is entitled to a paid weekly off, spanning consecutive 24 hours, specified by mutual agreement according to work contract.
Likewise, the worker shall be entitled to a paid annual leave of three weeks for each calendar year of work, which he may split into parts, and chose the time and place to spend it, unless otherwise agreed in the contract in a way that does not undermine the interest of the worker.
For each two years of service, the worker is entitled to a return air ticket to his home country to spend his due leave days or part of it. In case of leaving the country permanently, the worker is entitled to a one-way ticket to his home country.
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