At a glance
- Bahrain proposes a bill for a 2.5% yearly pay rise for private sector employees.
- It applies to employees with two consecutive years of service.
- The bill excludes daily workers, part-time workers, and temporary staff.
- A new provision will be added to the labour law.
A Bahraini Member of Parliament has put forward a bill which would lead to private sector employers being required to give staff who complete two consecutive calendar years being given a right to an annual pay rise of at least 2.5% on their basic pay. This rise would be repeated every year after. A new provision Article 37 bis (1) of the Labour Law would be added. Daily workers or those paid by monthly stipends, as well as part-time workers and temporary staff engaged for less than six months would not qualify.
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