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Law No. 14 of 2004 on the promulgation of Labour Law

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 14Date: 19/05/2004 Corresponding to 30/03/1425 HijriNumber of Articles: 150Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 9Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 06/07/2004 Corresponding to 19/05/1425 HijriPage from: 229

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Occupational Training

11 Article

Occupational Training shall be conducted within the Establishments and at accredited Institutions. The Minister shall issue an order determining theoretical and practical programmes for training. The order shall also stipulate the maximum duration of the training, and the rules and conditions to be followed in such training. It shall also set the method of examination and types of certificates to be awarded after completion of the training.
12 Article

The Employer who employs fifty Workers or more shall provide technical training to 5% of the Qatari Workers in his/her Establishment. In accordance with the accredited training program by the Ministry, the candidates for training shall be nominated by the Department.
13 Article

Trainees shall conclude their contracts with the Employer. Trainees who are below eighteen years of age shall be represented by their custodians or trustees, as the case may be.
14 Article

The Occupational Training contract shall be in writing, and it shall specify the type of profession involved in that particular training, its duration and consecutive stages. Furthermore, it shall stipulate Remuneration, taking into account that such Remuneration, at the final stage, shall not be less than the minimum payment prescribed for similar Work. Payments of the Trainee shall not be determined on the basis of piecework or production.
15 Article

The Occupational Training contract shall be in three copies, and each of the two parties shall retain one copy, and the third copy shall be submitted to the Department for registration and approval within one week from the date of conclusion of the Occupational Training contract. The contract shall be considered approved if the Department makes no objection to the contract within ten days from the date of submission.
16 Article

Employers may terminate the training contract before the end of its duration in the following cases:
1. If it is proved that a Trainee is not fit for learning the profession or craft.
2. If a Trainee breaches any of the essential obligations stipulated in the contract.
Trainees or their custodians or trustees may terminate the training contract at any time subject to lawful reasons.

The party interested in termination of the contract shall notify, in writing, the other party at least seven days prior to the date of termination.
17 Article

Both parties in a training contract may agree to allow the Trainee to work with the Employer after the end of the training duration.