According to labor law, anything above 48 hours/week is overtime to a maximum of 60 hours/week (10 hours/day), anything other than that is considered invalid even if it is mutually agreed upon.
Human Rights will do almost nothing in this case, they will tell you to go to the Ministry of Labor, where they will ask you to file a complaint, upon filing a complaint, they will give you an appointment within a week where you will sit with the Ministry of Labor representative and the company representative in hopes to come to an amicable solution. If during the meeting you can not come to an amicable solution, the Ministry of Labor will transfer the file to the court, in which case you have to actually go to the court and pursue the case. This is all free and costs no money other than QAR 25 for the QPost to fill the court form, the company will probably retaliate by terminating you, but as long as there is a court case, they can not cancel your visa and they have to renew your rp as per law, but they might kick you out their residence. In a situation where there is a case in court, the Ministry of Labor can give you a temporary "NOC" for you to work in another company if you found another job, until there is a judgement in your case. As long as you have undisputed evidence of your working hours, you will get your rights in court, and you can also ask for unlawful termination compensation if your contract is of limited duration ONLY if it is open ended you are not entitled for anything other than your actual working hours and promised benefits.
But this takes some time. If the case goes to court, it takes about 1 month after filing the case to get your first hearing, which most likely the company will not show up to in order to force an extension, the court will schedule a second hearing approximately 1 month after that. On the second hearing the company has to show up to court and if they don't the trial will proceed even without them, but in the second hearing if they do show up they are allowed to ask for 1 extension which is usually granted and a 3d hearing is scheduled approximately 1 month after that.
This is how far my personal case has gotten for unpaid overtime. I first filed my case in January 2018 to the Ministry of Labor, my 2nd hearing was 2 days ago where the company asked for an extension and now the 3d hearing is on May 3 2018, where I was told that on that day the judge will decide whether the evidence submitted is enough to make a judgement or if there is a need to hire a court-appointed expert to look into the case.
It is very important that in case you file a complaint you still HAVE TO SHOW UP TO WORK, even if your employer tells you other wise, even if he takes away your tools for work etc. unless they officially hand you a termination letter. This is very important; If you do not show up to work you will be forfeiting all your rights as per law and giving your employer a valid reason for termination.
Everything in this post is based on my personal experience, some things might be different for others. But hopefully this can be of help for people going through the same thing.
According to labor law, anything above 48 hours/week is overtime to a maximum of 60 hours/week (10 hours/day), anything other than that is considered invalid even if it is mutually agreed upon.
Human Rights will do almost nothing in this case, they will tell you to go to the Ministry of Labor, where they will ask you to file a complaint, upon filing a complaint, they will give you an appointment within a week where you will sit with the Ministry of Labor representative and the company representative in hopes to come to an amicable solution. If during the meeting you can not come to an amicable solution, the Ministry of Labor will transfer the file to the court, in which case you have to actually go to the court and pursue the case. This is all free and costs no money other than QAR 25 for the QPost to fill the court form, the company will probably retaliate by terminating you, but as long as there is a court case, they can not cancel your visa and they have to renew your rp as per law, but they might kick you out their residence. In a situation where there is a case in court, the Ministry of Labor can give you a temporary "NOC" for you to work in another company if you found another job, until there is a judgement in your case. As long as you have undisputed evidence of your working hours, you will get your rights in court, and you can also ask for unlawful termination compensation if your contract is of limited duration ONLY if it is open ended you are not entitled for anything other than your actual working hours and promised benefits.
But this takes some time. If the case goes to court, it takes about 1 month after filing the case to get your first hearing, which most likely the company will not show up to in order to force an extension, the court will schedule a second hearing approximately 1 month after that. On the second hearing the company has to show up to court and if they don't the trial will proceed even without them, but in the second hearing if they do show up they are allowed to ask for 1 extension which is usually granted and a 3d hearing is scheduled approximately 1 month after that.
This is how far my personal case has gotten for unpaid overtime. I first filed my case in January 2018 to the Ministry of Labor, my 2nd hearing was 2 days ago where the company asked for an extension and now the 3d hearing is on May 3 2018, where I was told that on that day the judge will decide whether the evidence submitted is enough to make a judgement or if there is a need to hire a court-appointed expert to look into the case.
It is very important that in case you file a complaint you still HAVE TO SHOW UP TO WORK, even if your employer tells you other wise, even if he takes away your tools for work etc. unless they officially hand you a termination letter. This is very important; If you do not show up to work you will be forfeiting all your rights as per law and giving your employer a valid reason for termination.
Everything in this post is based on my personal experience, some things might be different for others. But hopefully this can be of help for people going through the same thing.
Good luck