QFCRT 0002/2022, [2022] QIC (RT) 3
Sharq Insurance LLC v QFC Employment Standards Office
This case involved whether an employer had the right to make deductions from an employee's salary while they were unable to return to Qatar to work because of COVID 19 but had continued to work remotely. Also considered was whether the employer was later able to put the employee on unpaid leave when they decided not to continue to let the employee to work remotely but did not terminate their service.
Background
This appeal arose from a Determination made by the Employment Standards Office of the Qatar Financial Centre dated 29 March 2022. In the Determination, the Respondent concluded that Sharq Insurance LLC, previously known as Doha Bank Insurance LLC, (the Appellant) was in breach of both: the Qatar Financial Centre Employment Regulations made pursuant to QFC Law No. 7/2005 and the terms of the employment contract dated 8 December 2016 between the Appellant and the Complainant, a former employee of the Appellant. It was the Complainant’s complaint that gave rise to the Determination and to this appeal. The appeal was made based on the papers.