EMSI WLL Bahrain

How to transfer to new employer?

Someone sent us this message this morning

"Good day,I would like to ask if what should I do now because I already resigned in my previous job since December 14,2019, I only work to them for 1 and a half month and it is still under the probation period because another company offer me much better salary,the problem is I can not transfer to my future company due to my previous employer doesn't allow my transfer, I also go to lmra to inform them that I already resigned and my previous employer refused to my transfer and the lmra said they can not do anything about it because I did not finish 1 year,
Please help me sir it's already 4 mos since I left my company and I can not still transfer".

As mentioned previously and repeatedly you should complete at least one year before you make a transfer. Now in the above case as you can see this guy has already been told by lmra that they cannot help him because he didn't complete one year so in this case no one can help him because LMRA is the authority for all such issues.

However, he could try to apply for flexi visa (not sure it will be approved). For all of you there please note this is the example of what kind of trouble you can be in for resigning before completing one year so please learn a lesson from this.

Note: This is not a legal advice.

Time of payment of Indemnity

This is the favorite question of almost all my followers 😁 I think almost all of them must be always calculating the amount of indemnity they should get and more importantly when they should get it.

Legally speaking ✍️ as per Article 40 (b) (4) Upon termination of employment, a worker shall be immediately paid his wages and all of the amounts due to him. However, should he terminate his employment of his own accord, the employer is required in this event to pay the worker’s wage and all of
his entitlements within a period not exceeding seven days as of the date on which the worker left his work.

So as per the law 👨‍⚖️the employee is to be paid all dues (including indemnity) immediately if terminated by the employer and if the employee terminates the employment then sponsor has to pay all dues within 7 days of the last working day of the worker.

It is to be carefully noted that there is nothing which bars the employer from paying periodic indemnity if accepted by the employee and employee can also request periodic indemnity subject to approval by the sponsor.

I would suggest you to get it within the time frame and don't wait for years otherwise you will lose your right to anything because there is a time frame under which you have to claim your rights.