Kuwait Employment and Career News
Ministry clarifies regarding labour contract for private sector teachers
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, has confirmed that it is not bound by any contract other than the new labour law and ministerial decisions pertaining to workers in the private sector.
Kuwait to set up new authority for recruitment of foreign workers
Kuwait will shortly establish an authority to regulate the foreign labour market and ensure that the new labour law is implemented.
Kuwait Labour Ministry re-works on labour issues
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MSAL) plans to implement specific regulations shortly, on issues pertaining to labour and expatriate workers.
Nearly 80% of Kuwaiti workers unhappy with current salaries
About 80% of workers in Kuwait are not happy about the salaries, reveals a new survey report by Bayt.
Kuwait records lowest unemployment rate
About 14mn or more Arab nationals, have remained jobless during end of 2008, despite unemployment drives by few countries, and surge in most regional economies during the second oil boom, shows official data.
New labour law mandates payment of employee salaries even during business shutdown
The Undersecretary at the Social Affairs Ministry and Labour, Mohammad Al-Kandari, said that as per the new labour law for private sector, the owners of commercial establishments and private firms are obliged to pay salaries to employees, even for the period when the business was shut down, if it has been proved that the establishment actually did so to make the employees submit to the demands of the owner.
One-fifth of Kuwaiti employers likely to hire in next quarter
About more than half of regions employers (56 percent) plan to recruit during the next couple of months, reveals a new Jobs Index Study by Bayt.
New labour law protects expats, say experts
The new labour law for private sector in Kuwait has incorporated some positive clauses aimed to improve the conditions of employees and the interests of the employers, pointed out few Law teachers at the Kuwait University.
Fall in Kuwait expatriate workforce for second consecutive year
Kuwait expatriate workforce has declined in 2009 for the second consecutive year, an impact of global economic recession, the official figures reveal.
World Bank warns Kuwait against further pay hikes
Kuwaitis have been drawing higher salaries than nationals of other countries in the world, revealed a comparative study conducted by the World Bank recently.
Kuwait to stop recruitment of expatriates in public sector
The government in Kuwait is likely to shortly stop recruitment of expatriates in the public sector, reveals a local Kuwaiti daily.
Kuwait delegation to recruit nurses from India
The Health Ministry in Kuwait has been persistently facing a dearth of nursing staff, which has been further aggravated by several nurses having left the country, after working at the medical facilities in the country.
