Qatar: New Job Vacancy Posting Requirements and Streamlined Work Documentation Attestation Process

Qatar has introduced new requirements regarding necessary company information and the posting of vacant job opportunities, as part of the Qatarization process, as follows:

• First, businesses must now submit information about their employees (regardless of their nationality), including names, Qatari identification numbers, and contact information. As part of this, employers must submit employee data regarding employees who are Qatari nationals (or the children of Qatari women) via the Basher service. Additionally, employers must now submit their five-year Qatarization plans via email to the Ministry of Labor. None of these data submission requirements previously existed.
• Second, employers must now post vacant positions on the Kawader service  (a recruitment platform for Qatari nationals, and the children of Qatari women) and the Istamer service (a recruitment platform for retired Qatari nationals). Previously, this was not required.

Separately, it is now possible to request attestation of certain work-related documentation (such as employment certificates and company labor statistics) via the Ministry of Labor’s online portal. Previously, applicants had to request such documents in person. This change is expected to result in faster certificate issuance while also providing for a more streamlined experience given in-person requests are no longer necessary.