By Mary Jones, International Employment Specialist · Reviewed by Sarah Bloom, Editor · Updated
A Qatar third-party recruitment licence does not, by itself, establish that ongoing EOR employment or sponsorship is lawful. Qatar regulates recruitment of workers from abroad for third parties through a separate licensing process. Source ↗
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A Qatar third-party recruitment licence does not, by itself, establish that ongoing EOR employment or sponsorship is lawful. Qatar regulates recruitment of workers from abroad for third parties through a separate licensing process. Identify the legal employer and the worker’s permitted assignment separately.
Check recruitment, sponsorship and employment responsibilities as separate parts of the proposal.
Sources: Qatar Ministry of Labour: third-party recruitment licence
For employment covered by Qatar’s Labour Law, article 54 provides a minimum gratuity of three weeks of the last basic wage per year after at least one year of service, with proportional treatment of fractions. Keep this employment liability separate from the EOR’s commercial cancellation fee.
Confirm the applicable regime, qualifying service, termination circumstances and any more generous contractual terms.
Know the whole bill
The service fee is one line in the budget. Use amounts from a local quote to separate monthly spending from deposits and other upfront cash.
First-year spending = 12 × monthly spending + one-off fees. The refundable deposit is shown only in upfront cash. This assumes constant monthly costs for 12 months and excludes anything not entered, including future exit charges.
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