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Country Payroll Guide Qatar
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Key Facts
- Capital
- Doha
- Date format
- dd/mm/yyyy
- Currency
- Qatari Riyal (QAR)
- VAT
- the standard rate is 5%
Contributions
Employers
- Social Security
- Social Security - 10%
- Total Employment Cost
- Total Employment Cost - 10%
Employees
- Social Security
- Social Security - 5%
- Total Employee Cost
- Total Employee Cost - 5%
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage
The monthly minimum wage in Qatar is 1,000 QAR. Employers must also pay allowances of at least 300 QAR for food and 500 QAR for housing if they do not provide workers with these directly.
Payroll
- Payroll Cycle
- Monthly
- 13th Salary
There is no 13th salary.
Working Hours
- General Working Hours
48 hours per week.
- Overtime
Hours worked above 48 are paid at an additional 25%. Night work is paid at an additional 50%.
Leave
- Paid Time Off
15 days of paid leave after one year of service and 20 days after five years of service.
- Public Holidays
11 days.
- Sick Days
Two weeks of paid sick leave, after three months of service. A medical certificate is required.
- Maternity Leave
Female employees receive 50 days paid leave which can begin before the baby is born.
- Paternity Leave
No paternity leave.
- Parental Leave
No parental leave.
- Other Leave
Hajj pilgrimage leave for Muslim employees only: two weeks unpaid, available once during employment period.
Termination
- Termination Process
Employees with indefinite contracts can be terminated at will with one months’ notice for those with less than five years’ service, and two months for those with more than five years’ service.
- Notice Period
Those employed for 1-5 years are required to provide one month’s notice. Those employed for over five years must provide two months’ notice.
- Severance Pay
Employees leaving a position are entitled to EOSB (end of service benefits). These benefits are agreed upon mutually between employer and employee and must equal at least three weeks of employees’ gross salary for each year employed.
- Probation Period
Six months.
Visa
- Employment Visa
Qatar require a Work Residence Permit. During the process, the candidate gets a temporary visa, which becomes the work permit when the process is completed, usually in the range of two to four weeks, though it could be longer. In order to leave the country, the foreign employee must request an exit visa, which requires approval from the employer. Work Resident Permits can be renewed.
