On 4 February 2014, Law No. (3) of 2014 was promulgated in Qatar in order to amend certain provisions of the Labour Law (the “Amending Law”)  and this legislation recently came into force. 

The purpose of this article is to consider those provisions of the Labour Law which have been amended. 

Amendments Introduced by Law No. (3) of 2014

The principal amendments to the Labour Law are as follows:

1.             Professions exempt from the Labour Law

The Amending Law widened the definition of those entities which are excluded from the coverage of the Labour Law.

To provide context, Article (3/1) of the Labour Law, provides that the Labour Law shall not apply to the following categories: employees and workers of the Ministries and other governmental organs, public institutions, corporations and companies which are established by Qatar Petroleum by itself or with others, and workers whose employment affairs are regulated by special laws.