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Love it! It has been an essential tool for us, the perks of having everything at the point of my fingers. Using RemotePass has been super efficient. The platform is user-friendly and fast, and communication with customer service is truly a "gold standard".
Working with RemotePass has been extremely easy and effortless. The customer support team are second to none - always quick to respond, always helping with desire and delivering perhaps some of the best customer service we have ever encountered. Onboarding new contractors and employees is quick and easy, and we are happy to recommend RemotePass to others
RemotePass has hands down been one of the best (useful and easy to use) platforms I've worked with in the past few years!
RemotePass has been a great success partner for Amwal, it truly enabled us to be international talent friendly. Attracting top talent without the hassle of thinking how we would hire and pay abroad.
RemotePass has really helped us take the pain out of managing salary payments, contract managements, and admin work with our remote teams. They feel much more in control and more connected because of it.
RemotePass is a game-changer for us. It has made managing our remote teams effortless and has greatly improved the process of hiring, managing and collaborating with our team remotely. Highly recommended
We’re delighted to express our satisfaction regarding our collaboration with RemotePass. Their cutting-edge cloud-based platform has revolutionized our workforce and hiring procedures, enabling us to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in managing everything. It serves as a comprehensive solution that has greatly simplified our operations, making remote work effortless.
RemotePass has been so efficient for us as we have at least 60% of our team being remote. Especially for tracking if everyone has been paid out or if they have reimbursements, we don't have to manually do it one by one anymore. It's also really good since we are in compliance with each and every single one of our remote teams' place of residence.
Brilliant service. We love and we'd be using it for the years to come. Also great customer success management as well!
We love the entire system you guys have built, it's user-friendly and in particular we love the automated notifications part. Employees are automatically informed about the payment status and they receive the payment in a couple of hours after they get notified vs. manually asking us. Thanks for your ongoing support
Using RemotePass has been an absolute game-changer for our operations - knowing that we have a reliable partner on our side even in complex regions efficiently (this has previously been a big headache for us), allows our teams to focus exclusively on client service and product delivery
We were looking for a simple and affordable product and RemotePass more than delivered. RemotePass helped us streamline and manage our remote teams. RemotePass understood us as a company and provided us the support and confidence that we are compliant with regulations, our remote teams have excellent support, and that we made the right choice
RemotePass has been very helpful as it streamlines the payment process to our consultants, with a simple 2 to 3 clicks the job is done. It is effortless and straightforward to use. The most important thing is that It eliminates any compliance risks we might face, and the lengthy verification process. Overall the system is excellent, and I would recommend it to other organizations.
The product has been incredibly a game-changer for us as we scaled our team globally. Creating a great first impression when onboarding remote teams. Everything centralized in one place. Love it!
Our work with RemotePass is a partnership based on trust and credibility we are proud to have. With RemotePass services, onboarding and payroll for our global team is well managed and our employees feel safe and cared for.
I was instantly impressed with the UI/UX of the RemotePass platform, it is incredibly user-friendly and the feedback I have received from the remote workers has been excellent. Having supplied contract and remote staff to clients in the Middle East for several years, I have been used to a very manual and labor-heavy process when it comes to payroll and compliance. After one demonstration from the team at RemotePass I switched from using an existing supplier, as I get better value and service using this platform.
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Qatar is a place of momentum - rapid growth, ambitious projects, and a workforce drawn from all over the world. It’s no surprise employers are keen to tap into its stable economy, world-class infrastructure, and strong government support for business.
At the same time, hiring here means working within a detailed legal framework covering contracts, leave, and health insurance. This guide walks you through the key regulations and processes to help you stay compliant and manage your team in Qatar with confidence.
Every employment relationship in Qatar starts with a clear written contract. Here’s how to structure yours to meet local requirements and protect both your business and your employees.
In Qatar, a good employment contract protects both sides and keeps you compliant. Here are the essentials every employer should include:
Employee Information
Payroll in Qatar follows clear rules for wages, social insurance, and deductions. Here’s how to handle payroll correctly and stay compliant with local law.
Salary currency
Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Minimum Wage
Total QAR 1,800 (QAR 1,000 base + QAR 500 accommodation + QAR 300 food)
Hours per Week
Payroll Frequency
Monthly
Weekdays
Pay Date
End of the month
Qatar’s Labour Law doesn’t mandate a specific gross salary structure. Most employers, especially in the public and private sectors, follow a common format like this:
Basic Salary
Usually 40–60% of gross
Housing Allowance
N/A
Transportation Allowance
N/A
Social Allowance
Mainly for Qatari nationals
Other Allowances
Such as food, communication, or hardship allowance, where applicable.
For Qatari nationals, the GRSIA calculates social insurance contributions using the total of Basic, Housing, and Social Allowances, up to QAR 100,000 per month.
A sample structure for expats looks like this:
Basic Salary
40%
Transportation Allowance
18%
Other Allowances
42%
Airfare Ticket
The standard is a fixed amount of QAR 3,000 or a return flight upon reaching one year of service.
Qatari Nationals
Expats
Qatari Nationals
GRSIA Contribution:
The GRSIA calculates contributions based on basic salary, social allowance, and housing allowance, capped at QAR 100,000 per month.
GCC Nationals:
Contribution rates vary per the employee’s home country’s social insurance rules.
Expats
Expats’ EOS Gratuity:
While expats don’t contribute to social insurance, they are entitled to EOS Gratuity, payable at the end of employment:
None.
Qatari Nationals
7%
GCC Nationals
Contribution rates vary per the employee's home country’s social insurance rules.
Expatriates:
While expats do not contribute to social insurance, they receive end-of-service gratuity when their employment ends.
| Benefits | Mandatory? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Health Insurance | Mandatory for all non-Qatari employees and their dependents (spouse + up to three children under 18). |
Employers must:
Coverage must include inpatient/outpatient care, emergency services, maternity care and some essential medications. |
| Pension / Social Security | This only applies to Qatari nationals (and certain GCC nationals, per bilateral arrangements). |
The GRSIA calculates contributions based on basic salary + social allowance + housing allowance, capped at QAR 100,000/month. Employers must register with the General Retirement & Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) and remit contributions by the 5th of each month. |
| Other Statutory Benefits | Yes |
Work‑Related Injury / Medical Treatment: Employers must cover medical treatment and pay full wages for work-related injuries until recovery or up to six months. If treatment continues beyond this period, wages are reduced to 50 percent until recovery, permanent disability, or death. Compensation for heirs follows Sharia-based guidelines. |
Annual leave
After one continuous year of service, employees are entitled to annual paid leave as follows:
Less than five years of service: minimum three weeks
Five years or more: minimum four weeks
Employers schedule leave based on business needs, in agreement with the employee, and may allow it to be split into a maximum of two periods.
Employers can’t waive annual leave. If employment ends before the employee takes all their leave, employers must pay the employees for any unused days.
Public holidays
Employees are entitled to paid leave for the following public holidays:
Three working days for Eid al‑Fitr
Three working days for Eid al‑Adha
One working day for Qatar National (Independence) Day
Three additional working days designated annually by the employer
Sick Leave
After completing three months of continuous service, employees qualify for paid sick leave with a medical certificate from a licensed physician.
Compensation:
First two weeks of sick leave: 100% of salary
Weeks three to six: 50% of salary
Week seven onward, up to 12 weeks/year: unpaid
If, after 12 weeks, a licensed physician confirms the employee can’t return to work, the employer may end the contract.
Maternity Leave
Employees who’ve completed one year of continuous service qualify for 50 days of paid maternity leave. This leave is approved once a medical certificate from a licensed physician confirms the expected delivery date..
Breastfeeding: For up to one year after birth, the employee is entitled to one hour daily (paid) for nursing, counted as part of working hours.
Paternity Leave
While not legally required, many employers in Qatar offer three to five days of paid paternity leave.
Other Types of Leave
Pilgrimage Leave (Hajj Leave): Muslim employees may take up to two weeks of unpaid leave once during their employment to perform Hajj.
Ending employment in Qatar comes with specific rules for notice, severance, and final pay. Here’s what to keep in mind when managing terminations.
| Type | Possible? |
|---|---|
| Termination for Cause (poor performance, misconduct, etc.) | Yes |
| Termination without Cause | Yes |
| Mutual Termination Agreement (MTA) | Yes |
| Redundancy | Not possible under the EOR setup |
Employee
Resignations
Termination
with Cause
Termination
without Cause
Mutual Termination
Agreement
Fixed Term
Contract
No. Qatar does not impose personal income tax on employees, whether local or expatriate. However, employers must comply with social contribution rules for Qatari and GCC nationals.
Yes. Employment contracts must be in both Arabic and English (or another language). In case of dispute, the Arabic version prevails
Yes. All non-Qatari employees and their dependents must be enrolled with an MoPH-approved insurer. Employers must pay the full premium for basic coverage.
While there is no mandatory gross salary format, a common structure includes:
Employees are entitled to:
No. Paternity leave is not mandatory, but many companies offer 3–5 days voluntarily.
Yes, with notice. Termination without cause is allowed under Qatari law, provided the proper notice is given. Article 61 permits immediate dismissal for serious misconduct.
Love it! It has been an essential tool for us, the perks of having everything at the point of my fingers. Using RemotePass has been super efficient. The platform is user-friendly and fast, and communication with customer service is truly a "gold standard".
Working with RemotePass has been extremely easy and effortless. The customer support team are second to none - always quick to respond, always helping with desire and delivering perhaps some of the best customer service we have ever encountered. Onboarding new contractors and employees is quick and easy, and we are happy to recommend RemotePass to others
RemotePass has hands down been one of the best (useful and easy to use) platforms I've worked with in the past few years!
RemotePass has been a great success partner for Amwal, it truly enabled us to be international talent friendly. Attracting top talent without the hassle of thinking how we would hire and pay abroad.
RemotePass has really helped us take the pain out of managing salary payments, contract managements, and admin work with our remote teams. They feel much more in control and more connected because of it.
RemotePass is a game-changer for us. It has made managing our remote teams effortless and has greatly improved the process of hiring, managing and collaborating with our team remotely. Highly recommended
We’re delighted to express our satisfaction regarding our collaboration with RemotePass. Their cutting-edge cloud-based platform has revolutionized our workforce and hiring procedures, enabling us to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in managing everything. It serves as a comprehensive solution that has greatly simplified our operations, making remote work effortless.
RemotePass has been so efficient for us as we have at least 60% of our team being remote. Especially for tracking if everyone has been paid out or if they have reimbursements, we don't have to manually do it one by one anymore. It's also really good since we are in compliance with each and every single one of our remote teams' place of residence.
Brilliant service. We love and we'd be using it for the years to come. Also great customer success management as well!
We love the entire system you guys have built, it's user-friendly and in particular we love the automated notifications part. Employees are automatically informed about the payment status and they receive the payment in a couple of hours after they get notified vs. manually asking us. Thanks for your ongoing support
Using RemotePass has been an absolute game-changer for our operations - knowing that we have a reliable partner on our side even in complex regions efficiently (this has previously been a big headache for us), allows our teams to focus exclusively on client service and product delivery
We were looking for a simple and affordable product and RemotePass more than delivered. RemotePass helped us streamline and manage our remote teams. RemotePass understood us as a company and provided us the support and confidence that we are compliant with regulations, our remote teams have excellent support, and that we made the right choice
RemotePass has been very helpful as it streamlines the payment process to our consultants, with a simple 2 to 3 clicks the job is done. It is effortless and straightforward to use. The most important thing is that It eliminates any compliance risks we might face, and the lengthy verification process. Overall the system is excellent, and I would recommend it to other organizations.
The product has been incredibly a game-changer for us as we scaled our team globally. Creating a great first impression when onboarding remote teams. Everything centralized in one place. Love it!
Our work with RemotePass is a partnership based on trust and credibility we are proud to have. With RemotePass services, onboarding and payroll for our global team is well managed and our employees feel safe and cared for.
I was instantly impressed with the UI/UX of the RemotePass platform, it is incredibly user-friendly and the feedback I have received from the remote workers has been excellent. Having supplied contract and remote staff to clients in the Middle East for several years, I have been used to a very manual and labor-heavy process when it comes to payroll and compliance. After one demonstration from the team at RemotePass I switched from using an existing supplier, as I get better value and service using this platform.
أحببت هذه المنصة! ريموت باس هي أداة ضرورية بالنسبة لنا، وتقدم لنا ميزة الحصول على كل شيء بسهولة في مكان واحد. كان استخدام منصة ريموت باس فعالًا للغاية، إذ إن المنصة سهلة الاستخدام وسريعة، ويشكل التواصل مع خدمة العملاء البنيان الأساسي و الميزة الخاصة في العلاقة التي تربطنا بمنصة ريموت باس .
لقد كانت ريموت باس أحد أفضل المنصات المفيدة وسهلة الاستخدام التي عملت معها في السنوات القليلة الماضية!
منصة ريموت باس فعالة للغاية بالنسبة لنا، إذ يعمل ما لا يقل عن 60٪ من فريقنا عن بعد. وهي مفيدة بشكلٍ خاص لتتبع عمليات الدفع للجميع أو للتحقق من وجود تعويضات، فلا داعي لفعل ذلك يدويًا لكل فرد كل مرة. منصة ريموت-باس هي حقًا ممتازة لأننا نلتزم بالقوانين المحلية في مواقع إقامة كل عضو من أعضائنا العاملين عن بعد.
بفضل منصة ريموت باس، تمكنت شركة سويڤل من أن تصبح أكثر مرونة، مما سمح لنا بتوظيف أفضل المواهب عن بعد. نعتبر ريموت باس شريكًا رائعًا لتتبع خطط نمو سويڤل بسرعة في بلدان متعددة. نوجه شكرًا خاصًا لفريق الدعم على الخدمة المثالية التي يقدمها.
خدمة رائعة للغاية. نحب هذه المنصة وسنستخدمها في السنوات القادمة. كما أن خدمة العملاء ناجحة وعظيمة!
ما أروع النظام الذي صنعتموه يا رفاق! فهو سهل الاستخدام ونحب على وجه الخصوص خاصية الإشعارات الآلية، حيث يتم تبليغ الموظفين تلقائيًا بالدفع ويتلقون الدفعات في غضون ساعتين بعد إخطارهم بدلًا من فعل ذلك يدويًا. شكرًا على دعمكم المستمر.
تجربتنا مع منصة ريموت باس كانت مذهلة والدعم الذي قدمته لي في معاملتي الأخيرة كان رائعًا. أحببت حقًا خاصية إشعار المتابعة وتزويدي بالتفاصيل. هذا أمر رائع للغاية. شكرًا على مساعدتكم.
شكل استخدام ريموت باس تغييرًا جذريًا في كيفية إنجاز عملياتنا، وأصبح لدينا شريكًا موثوقًا به يساندنا في المناطق المعقدة ويقدم لنا الدعم بكفاءة (كان هذا في السابق مشكلة كبيرة لدينا). وهي سمحت لفرقنا بالتركيز بالكامل على خدمة الزبناء و تحسين المردودية.
كنا نبحث عن منتج بسيط وبأسعار معقولة وقامت ريموت باس بتلبية ذلك وأكثر. ساعدتنا المنصة على تبسيط وإدارة فرقنا العاملة عن بعد. لقد فهمت منصة ريموت باس احتياجاتنا كشركة، وقدمت لنا الدعم وأصبحت لدينا الثقة بأننا نمتثل للقوانين وأن فرقنا العاملة عن بعد تحصل على دعم ممتاز. الأكيد أننا اتخذنا الخيار الصحيح.
منصة ريموت باس مفيدة للغاية لأنها تُبسط عملية الدفع لمستشارينا، فتُنجز المهمة من خلال نقرتين إلى ثلاث نقرات بسيطة. إنها سهلة الاستخدام ومباشرة. أهم شيء هو أنها تقضي على أي مخاطر متعلقة بالامتثال ، وتقلص وقت إنجاز عملية التحقق المطولة. عمومًا، منصة ممتازة، وأوصي بها للمؤسسات الأخرى.
هذه الخدمة مفيدة بشكل لا يصدق بالنسبة لنا حيث قمنا بتوسيع نطاق فريقنا على مستوى العالم. وهي تترك انطباعًا أوليًا رائعًا عند إعداد الفرق العاملة عن بعد. كل شيء مركَّز في مكان واحد. أحببتها!
يشكل عملنا مع ريموت باس شراكة قائمة على الثقة والمصداقية، ونحن نفتخر بوجودها. من خلال خدمات ريموت باس، تُدار عملية إعداد الموظفين وكشوف الرواتب لفريقنا العالمي بسهولة ويشعر موظفونا بالأمان والاهتمام.
ذهلت على الفور بواجهة المستخدم لمنصة ريموت باس، فهي سهلة الاستخدام للغاية والتعليقات التي تلقيتها من الموظفين عن بُعد كانت ممتازة. لقد عملت في مجال تزويد العقود والموظفين عن بعد للعملاء في الشرق الأوسط على مدى عدة سنوات، واعتدت على إنجاز مهام كشوف الرواتب والامتثال بشكلٍ يدوي وهو أمر شاق للغاية. بعد مشاهدة عرض توضيحي واحد من الفريق في ريموت باس، استبدلت المزود آنذاك بريموت باس، إذ قدمت لي المنصة قيمة هائلة وخدمة رائعة.
