Work contracts

Ministry approval of penalties (Art. 36)

Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.

The employer shall obtain the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour’s approval of the tables of penalties before the implementation thereof. The ministry may modify these tables depending on the nature of the establishment or of the work and in line with the provisions of this Law. The Ministry shall present these tables to the competent organization, if any. Where no such competent organization exists, the general union shall be referred to and requested to provide its remarks and suggestions with regard to these tables.

Source The English text is presented as the official January 2025 consolidated edition identified in the approved local source notes. The Arabic text is unofficial. This local snapshot was not independently verified against PAM by this directory.

Public Authority for Manpower: Labour Law

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