Salary Protection: 8 Rules You Need to Know

1. What wage basis applies to end-of-service? The last wage and applicable recurring wage components, not basic pay alone (Arts. 55, 62).
2. Timing: Monthly-paid employees must be paid at least monthly, and payment must not be delayed more than 7 days after its due date (Art. 56).
3. Bank: Employers with 5 or more workers must transfer wages to employees' bank accounts or local financial institutions (Art. 57). The Cabinet may exempt certain activities from transferring expatriate workers' wages to banks.
4. No cuts: Salary cannot be reduced during the contract (Art. 28).
5. No category change: A monthly-paid employee cannot be moved to another wage category without their written consent (Art. 58).
6. Deduction limits: 10% for loans and 25% overall (Art. 59).
7. No forced purchases: The employee cannot be required to buy from a particular shop (Art. 60).
8. Closure: If you close for a reason unrelated to the employee, pay continues (Art. 61).

All calculations use the last salary (Art. 62), and the private-sector minimum wage is KD 75 (Order 14/2017).