Image credit: Shutterstock Looking back on my career I’ve been fortunate to work for four great companies and have gone through three “career transitions.” I went form WE Communications to Microsoft, then from Microsoft to startup Porch.com, and most recently I went back to my big company roots taking on a new role at SAP. […]
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Success Is Easy — Just Give Up
Image credit: Shutterstock You always find what you’re looking for in the last place you look. Yes, that is a silly old joke, but its corollary is a mysterious paradox you’ve probably come across at one time or another: You only find the most elusive things in life when you’ve given up searching for them. […]
Is your employer withholding your salary? Here’s what you can do now under new Law .
The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has put a new ruling that employees will have the right to switch jobs without getting a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from their employers if the company fails to pay their monthly salaries within seven days of the due date. According to an official from the […]
EXPATS IN QATAR SHOULD GET ALL THESE BENEFITS!!!
Working in Doha? Then you are eligible for the below mentioned benefits: Company accomadation is a must. If not, you should get stipen for the same. Annual flight charge for you and your family. Corporate pension Scheme Health insurance for boyh you and your family Company car if you nee to travel. Gratuity in Qatar […]
PENSION PLAN OF QATAR!!! WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
PENSION PLAN OF QATAR!!! WHO IS ELIGIBLE? State pension plan in Qatar: State pension plan system for Qataris provides pension to Qatari men who are above 60 years old and women who are above 55 years old who have contributed 15 years. After retirement, employee is eligible for minimum of 75% of his/her monthly gross […]
Applying job change through Ministry website
The requirements for job change have been amended on the ‘The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affair (MADLSA) website with some of the previously mentioned conditioned no longer applicable for changing jobs by expats. Conditions such as nationality, gender and profession are no longer among requirements for job change approval. Expats were allowed […]
You must be paid for working extra hours in Qatar
The work week is a maximum of 48 hours per week with a maximum of eight hours per day excluding lunch break; during Ramadan this is reduced to 36 hours per week and six hours per day with one interval or more ranging from one to three hours for prayer, rest, and meals. Workers shall […]
Patients using other people’s health cards are putting their health at risk, warns HMC
Source: qatar-tribune A VALID health card enables citizens and residents of Qatar to access services at any Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) or Primary Health Care Corporation facility at subsidized rates. However, an alarming trend has been identified by officials at HMC that is putting people’s health at risk. It has come to light that a […]
50 Jobs, Gigs and Side Hustles You Can Do From Home
If your dream is to work from home, and you don’t know where to start, this list has something for you. Guaranteed. Image credit: Shutterstock Ah, working from home. If you’re sick of long commutes to a boring office, where you’re stuck 9-to-5, Monday through Friday, remote work sounds like a distant paradise. But […]
You Might Find Your Next Employee (or Job) on Facebook
Facebook is making its creepily comprehensive knowledge of its users available to employers looking to hire help. Image credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last week, Facebook announced the ability to post, and look for, jobs. Available in the United States and Canada at this point in time, business pages can now list their […]