The State of Qatar is implementing Wages Protection System (WPS) which imposes the requirement on the Employers (Regulated Entities) to pay the salaries to their employees via electronic bank transfers. In the core of WPS implementation is the Salary Information File (SIF). The Regulated Entities or Employers that are monitored by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), have to create the SIFs and have to submit these files to the banks for processing of salary payments.

The Validation Tool is provided with a main objective; to minimize the chances of SIF rejections due to technical errors or incompliance with SIF format. The Regulated Entities can use the Validation Tool prior to submitting SIFs to the banks, which will accelerate the entire process of SIF processing, will make it more effective and will save the time and effort for both, Regulated Entities and the bank officers.

Figure 1-1 SIF Validation Workflow Diagram