At a glance
- Qatar has amended its Wage Protection System (WPS) framework through Minister of Labour Decision No. 50 of 2026.
- Employers must transfer wages for workers paid monthly or annually through the WPS within seven days of the salary due date.
- The amendments clarify that wages for monthly-paid workers become due on the first day of each calendar month.
- Wages for other workers become due on the first day of every two-week period.
- The changes also update references to the competent authority and took effect the day after publication in the Official Gazette.
Qatar has introduced amendments to its WPS through Minister of Labour Decision No. 50 of 2026, which revises certain provisions of Ministerial Decision No. 4 of 2015 governing wage payments for workers covered by the Labour Law.
Under the amendments, employers must transfer the wages of workers paid on a monthly or annual basis to an account with a financial institution in Qatar through the WPS within seven days of the salary due date. The Decision also clarifies when wages become payable, specifying that monthly-paid workers' wages fall due on the first day of each calendar month, while the wages of other workers become due on the first day of every two-week period.
In addition, the amendments update references to the competent authority by replacing 'Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs' with 'Ministry of Labour' throughout the relevant provisions. The changes entered into force on the day following their publication in the Official Gazette.
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