Minister of Labor Jamil Humaidan stated that the Ministry is making great efforts to protect national workers from being laid off, as it has formed a committee to study requests to reduce the size of employment due to the partial or total closure of establishments, in order to contribute to not laying off national workers or preserving the rights stipulated in the law.
In his response to a parliamentary question by Shura Council member Khaled Al-Maskati, he pointed out that the committee is meeting with the companies, finding out the reasons for the layoffs, and trying to urge them by all possible means to abandon the layoff decision if other solutions are available to avoid reduction or closure, and discussing possible solutions according to the condition of each facility. Including offering to transfer employees who are to be laid off to work in other departments or branches in the same facility, or transferring them to work in similar facilities.
He added, “The committee is negotiating with the facility to give priority to the survival of national workers in the facility in accordance with the provisions of the law, and communicating with companies and negotiating with them to come up with solutions that satisfy both workers and employers, such as referring Bahraini employees to early retirement instead of laying them off in the event that the retirement conditions apply to them and they wish to do so instead of laying them off.” In addition to offering wage subsidies to companies to retain national workers, the Ministry has successful experiences in halting or reducing the number of national workers targeted for layoffs in a number of establishments without harming the interests of the establishments concerned.
In the event that it is not possible to avoid the layoff decision, he indicated that the Ministry is working to follow up with the facility to ensure that all national labor rights and the necessary compensation are met in accordance with Articles (110) and (111) of the Labor Law in the Private Sector No. (36) of 2012 and its amendments, in addition to To pay unemployment compensation at the rate of 60% of the insured’s wage for a period of (9) months and not to exceed one thousand dinars.
He continued, “The employment of national workers who have been laid off is being monitored by a specialized recruitment team to follow up on their reintegration into the labor market by nominating them for jobs suitable for their previous jobs based on their experience, or nominating them for training courses that enhance their chances of obtaining new jobs in the labor market.”
He stated that if the facility violates and does not notify the Ministry of Labor of the dismissal thirty days before the date of termination of the employment relationship, the facility must fully compensate the worker as a result of the unfair dismissal.
Regarding the guarantees and services provided by the Ministry to the laid-off worker, he stated that the laid-off must ensure that their data is registered in the job seekers system first so that they can nominate for jobs available in the Ministry’s vacancy bank to obtain another job, and request registration to obtain compensation for a period of (9) months from the date of The dismissal is done in the electronic unemployment insurance system so that the Ministry can send a request for compensation payment to the General Authority for Social Insurance.
This is in accordance with what was stipulated in Article No. (11) of Law No. (78) of 2006 regarding unemployment insurance, which was replaced by Law No. (4) of 2019 amending some provisions of the aforementioned decree law, which stipulated that compensation be paid monthly at the rate of 60% of the insured’s wage. He must pay him on the basis of his average monthly wage during the twelve months preceding his unemployment, and not to exceed the amount of one thousand dinars.
He added, “A working team is being formed to follow up on the employment of the laid-offs, and to interview them to nominate them for the jobs available in the vacancy bank at the Ministry of Labor, provided that the jobs for which they are nominated are not less than their previous jobs, if not better.”
He stated that the Ministry of Labor is keen to preserve national workers by implementing the law, in addition to Cabinet Resolution No. (2410-11), which directed that all efforts be made to protect Bahraini citizens and workers from arbitrary layoffs and dismissals.
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