Work contracts

Pay deduction limit for penalties (Art. 38)

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

Deduction from the worker’s remuneration shall not exceed 5 days in any one month. In the event where the punishment exceeds such deduction, the exceeding amount shall be deducted from remuneration of the following month or the following months.

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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