Proposal to fix retirement age of expats at 60

Tribune News Network
Doha
The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) is considering a proposal to fix the retirement age of expatriates at 60.
The move, the ministry said, will make it possible to send back residents over 60 years of age to their home countries and open the door to fresh and young talent to work on development projects in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.
According to the proposal, contracts of expatriate employees will be terminated automatically once they attain the age of 60.
All benefits due to the employees, including end of service gratuity, will be paid in full before they leave the country within the legal period to be determined under the new proposal, reports Al Watan.
The ministry has recently started reviewing data regrading expat workforce and businesses that hire them.
The ministry wants businesses to keep a record of the expats who have entered the country to work in their projects.
The proposal came after it was found that many expats who entered the country to work in different development projects did not leave the country even after completion of those projects.