How many days off can i excpet to take per year?

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Member since 27 March 2015

DJOENIMember06 April 2015 20:35:41

Hi,

I've been told there is a max of 24 days of holidays you can have as a employer in Qatar + 3 national holidays?

Can someone tell me how this actually works in Qatar? Is there a max of days of holiday you can take or is it something you agree on in the contract? what is the minimum and average?

And only 3 national holidays? that seems very little. In Belgium we have 10 of them

Looking forward to read your replies

J

Wilson Guest

WilsonGuest06 April 2015 21:41:05

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question them.. are you entitled for 10 days eid and 10 days ramdan holidays annually. 10-10 days for ministry employees and some of the private sectors 5 eid -5 ramdan days.). This is not included in the annual vacation

umairbz Active member

Member since 12 November 2014

umairbzActive member07 April 2015 09:00:52

I have 30 days off in a year. If you can negotiate then negotiate and get more leaves written in the contract which you would need for spending time with family back home.

DJOENI Member

Member since 27 March 2015

DJOENIMember07 April 2015 09:34:46

Thank you. That is what I want as well. So it is possible to ask for 30 days and on top of that having the national holidays

I think 30 sounds good. Like you say if you fly home maybe twice a year at least you have a reasonable amount of days to spent with the family

Awayjoy Member

Member since 04 July 2014

AwayjoyMember12 April 2015 14:24:28

The minimum days off by law:
Three weeks annual vacation (Private sector is giving 30 calendar days as standard).
Official Holidays:
- 6 working days for Al-Fitr and Al-Adha Holidays
- 1 day for Qatar National Day
- 1 day for Qatar National Sports Day
- in addition to 3 working days, date to be decided by the employer.

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