You cannot hold employee by your dirty trick
There are so many reasons employee has to lie here in Qatar and once they leave never comeback.
1. Slavery law -even on professional level. You are not allowed to leave country for your own wish, even for one-two days of your holidays. Every time you need your boss permission. So why should I become slave when I have better option else where?
" If you love someone let him/her free, if she/he comes to you... it is yours.. otherwise..." You cannot hold people by force... by slavery rule.
2. Employers refuse to give NOC letter or release letter. Professionals/Engineers should be treated with respect for the knowledge and skills they have and they play major role in development of country. This may be the reason, I don't see many qualified and skilled professional here. Even they are here, they may be because they are stuck or for temporary period.
3. Salaries are low. Most of the cases salaries are low and living cost is high. You might ask me- then why you sign such contract? Yes-you are right, anybody join and start working hard thinking that he will get better change later on or increase in salary but due to one way slavery rule-employers exploit their employers and they have no other choice but to find some other mean to scape.
4. Government listen one way only...let me give you example. Once your employer fire you, he has right to depot you in a week but but you have no right to ask NOC letter if he is not giving one, but government still protect him. Further more if he has loan... he cannot even leave the country. If he cannot work(due to NOC) then how he will pay his loan? Further more due to illegal stay here... (he has to pay fine daily... I don't know much about it)
Well that would be a great thing for Qatar and for the expats. I look forward to the day when it happens.
The rules have to change or everybody who has real skill or is talented at their work will eventually just leave.
Already many companies are using sub-standard (low cost)engineers and methods, and such safety controls as exist are inadequate or routinely misused/abused.
One day there will be a major incident such as a building collapse or a catastrophic failure at one of the O&G installations.
All the warning signs are there, it's only a matter of time before it happens.
whats goin on ?
Yeah... very stupid rule.... I think it can work in stupid place with stupid people... I have never seen anyplace like this... I am sure there are well developed, good nation around world... no matter how you justify these rules... they are not using... and it has not stopped their development and this is one of the reason, even middle east good brain are leaving other places...
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
That's why my bags are always reeady for packing you never know what happens...
...and how they love to hire epically-stoopid people for a bigger and more responsible job position...
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
fire or ask u to resign ,he has rite to depot u in a DAY..and u hav to pack yr stuff in a rush.Then he promise to give u NOC..once u ve done with the clearance, he didnt give u the NOC while u in hurry to catch a flight. The employer hold yr passport and check in for u,if u hav axcess baggage its on yr own..the employer wil give yr passport after u ve done with the immigration at the airport...what a memorable farewell..
and still its happen everytime and many times
professionals/engineers....they juz dont care!
and though I new employer willing to sponsor me, old employer will cancel my visa TODAY.
But I got an NOC...so I don't know what's gonna happen....
i guess someone is leaving soon or maybe not!!
When I was in Saudi, there was a saying.."That people work in Saudi to build houses, educate their children etc in their home country, but never have a good thing to say about the country once they leave"
This seems to be coming true for Qatar also..
back in the old days when the economy was small and primative. In the long run though it will hold back the development of the country. It will reach a point and level out or even go backwards. I believe the government has the will to change some of the laws but is coming up against strong opposition.
Long term is they want the country to be self sustaining they will have to give out passports but that's another thing entirley....
"Professionals/Engineers should be treated with respect for the knowledge and skills they have and they play major role in development of country."
What about others... No problem in treating them like dirt...?????
" Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated"
....G.B. Shaw
Very strong laws and issues that plague Qatar labor laws.
If they want a change, then start with the current laws to be amended.
Yes, it is a form of slavery in nutshell.
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful,”
valid points askme...
There is no place called perfect! or every rose has thorn! or Each peak has an offpeak! or time to move on..