Qatar Employment and Career News
Employees in Qatar dissatisfied over salary levels -24/2/2008
Employees in Qatar have expressed a feeling of dissatisfaction over their salary levels, with most of them opting to leave the country, unable to cope with the inflationary pressure, reports The Peninsula.
Georgetown University in Qatar launches Career Development Center -10/2/2008
A Career Development Center (CDC) has been launched in Qatar by The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS), to help students to secure internships and land in their dream jobs, after graduation.
Salary disparities between locals & overseas recruits is against law -10/2/2008
Salary disparities, between employees in similar jobs in private sector are against the spirit of Labour law, says a leading legal practitioner.
Qatari women reluctant to join nursing due to low wage and job nature -6/2/2008
Most Qatari women are not willing to join the nursing profession, due to comparatively low salaries and special nature of the job, says Dr Nabila Al Meer, Executive Director, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
Al-Hajri Corporation to recruit 20,000 Indians -6/2/2008
An expat businessman, Ravi Pillai, who is also a recipient of this year award for outstanding overseas Indians, said that his company plans to employ about 20,000 Indians within next three months time.
Qatarization drive takes private firms by surprise -6/2/2008
The directive issued by Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to Private companies, that 20 percent of their employees should be nationals, seemed quite surprising for the private firms.
Qatar to introduce Silatech, a new employment scheme for youth -20/1/2008
Qatar, on Tuesday, announced a new employment scheme, namely, 100-million-dollar investment scheme in a new initiative, intended to combat youth unemployment, in the Middle East and North Africa.
Gulf-based company to recruit 20,000 Indian workers -16/1/2008
The Nasser S Al Hazri Corporation, the Gulf-based industrial contracting and oil refining company, has announced that it plans to recruit about 20,000 Indian workers and professionals in the next six months.
Qatar’s demand for Asian manpower booming -12/1/2008
Due to Labour Ministrys hunt for Asian workers, tens of thousands of new workers will make their way into Qatar in the next few months, reveal sources at the Ministry.
Employers concerned over job-hopping among nationals -8/12/2007
While the residents cannot switch jobs, without formal approval of their employers, citizens can.
Eid Holiday Notice -4/12/2007
According to a circular issued by the Cabinet Secretariat yesterday, it has been announced that the Eid Al Adha holidays for this year, will begin on Wednesday, the 19th December 2007 and will continue until Tuesday, 25th December.
Qataris complain lack of job opportunities in specialized fields -4/12/2007
A public survey by Al Sharq daily, revealed the fact that many freshly graduated Qatari nationals are compelled to accept positions irrelevant to their field of study, just to escape unemployment.
Ashghal to recruit Qatari Secondary School Certificate holders -4/12/2007
Ashghal, the Public Works Authority, has announced that it will recruit Qatari Secondary School Certificate holders for various posts by conducting campus interviews from next year.
About 400 nationals, with 90 percent women candidates seek Ministry jobs -1/12/2007
Lt Banna Al Khulaifi, a woman police official from the Minor Affairs Department of the Ministry, revealed that about 400 nationals have applied for jobs at the Ministry of Interior during the second day of the Qatar Career Fair.
Qatar experiences shortage of professionals in certain sectors -1/12/2007
Qatar is facing shortage of professionals in banking, engineering, finance, accountancy and medical sectors, reports The Peninsula Qatar.
Officials visit private companies seeking more job opportunities for nationals -19/11/2007
In the event of absence of any mechanism that compels a private firm to employ nationals, the HRD strategists at the newly set-up Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs have begun visiting private companies, with an intention to look into employment opportunities for nationals, and ensure that Qatarization drive in the private sector turns out successful.
Qatar job Fair to be launched on 18th Nov 07 Qatarization to be prioritized -18/11/2007
The Qatar Career Fair 2007 will be officially launched on 18th November at the Qatar International Exhibition Center, under the patronage of HH Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
High rate of unemployment among Qatari women, reveal expert -3/11/2007
The unemployment rate among Qatari women is alarmingly high, although more number of females graduate every year, revealed a Qatari woman planning expert during a seminar held in Qatar yesterday.
Ministry of Labour emphasizes on Qatarisation of jobs -22/10/2007
The HRD department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has come up with a proposal to impose penalty on employers, failing to implement Cabinet directives on Qatarisation of jobs.
Qatar witnesses major decline in private sector employers -19/10/2007
An Annual Report by Oxford Business Group (OBG) says that the number of private sector employers in Qatar has dropped from four percent to one and half percent over the last 20 years.
