Kuwait Employment and Career News
Ministry clarifies ban on family visas to expatriates
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kuwait has clarified that it has no plans to curb the issuing of family visas to the parents and siblings of expatriates holding a valid Kuwaiti Residency Visa.
Expelling expatriates from jobs is no solution for economic crisis
The act of removing expatriate workers from their jobs and sending them back to their home countries is not the practical solution to address the problem of global economic crisis, opinioned Shahil Haque, the IOM representative for Middle East.
new labour law hoped to protect expatriate worker rights
The new Labour Law will protect the rights of expatriate workers, revealed the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Kuwait, this week.
1000 nationals quit private sector jobs in Kuwait
More than 1000 Kuwaitis have given up their private sector jobs during the last three months, owing to global financial meltdown in Kuwait.
Global Investment House sheds 10 percent of its staff
One of the largest investment companies in Kuwait has revealed that it shed 10 percent of its Kuwait-based staff, while also reducing salaries by 20 percent to its existing staff, owing to the global financial crisis.
New Labour Law approved in Kuwait
The Parliament in Kuwait has approved a new labour regulation, which offers better working conditions to the two and half million foreign worker population, but, fails to scrap the controversial sponsorship system.
Kuwait financial sector witnesses major job redundancies and salary cuts
The financial sector in Kuwait is witnessing several job layoffs and lesser salaries, as the banks and investment firms try to tackle the global economic crisis.
Kuwait mulls re-registration of cancelled work permits of expatriates
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Kuwait has approved new regulations for re-registering cancelled work permits of expatriates.
Gist of the report on GCC Salary Trends and Recruitments
The report on Global Financial Crisis and GCC Salary Trends published by Markets Insights Division (MID) of ADVANTAGE, states that the employment expectations in the manufacturing and service sectors remain horrible.
New Labour Law believed to lack job security
The Secretary for Information and Cultural Affairs in Kuwait Trade Union Federation (KTUF), Awadh Shaqeer Al-Mutairi, alleged that the new Labour Law does not guarantee job security, and that it does not prevent the random termination of employees in private sector.
380 companies in Kuwait held for violating Labour Law
Bader Al-Duwailah, the Acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, has revealed a list of 380 companies, who have violated the Labour Law.
Majority of Kuwait national workforce is in the banking sector
About 52 percent of the total national workforce in Kuwait is working in the banking sector, revealed the Kuwaiti Banks Association (KBA).
