Article 56 of Private Sector Labour Law

Wages shall be paid on a working day in the currency in circulation, subject to the following: a- Workers appointed on a monthly wage shall be paid their wages at least once every month. b- Other workers shall be paid their wages at least once every 2 weeks. Payment of wages may not be delayed beyond the 7th day from the due date. Article 57 (1) An employer employing no fewer than 5 workers, in accordance with the provisions of this Law, shall pay the entitlements of his workers into their accounts with local financial institutions. The Public Authority for Manpower may request a copy of the transfer statements sent to those financial institutions. A decision shall be issued by the Council of Ministers, upon the submission of the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour and the Minister of Finance, specifying the financial institutions and the rules governing the treatment of these accounts in respect of expenses, commissions and regulatory procedures in this regard. Certain activities may, by a decision of the Council of Ministers, be exempted from transferring expatriate workers’ wages to local financial institutions.