Standardization of Labour Contracts

The Minister of Labour issued an ordinance on the issuance of a new model for the employment contract of foreigners in Morocco while allowing the employer and employee the flexibility to include in the contract specific clauses containing additional economic or social guarantees or advantages. Article 4 of the ordinance postulates that in accordance with the provisions of article 516 of Law no. 65-99, the employer undertakes to inform the government authority responsible for labour affairs about any modification occurring on the contract, which it submits for visa application. The new ordinance repeals the decree of the Minister of Labour and Professional Training No. 350-05 of 2005.

Federal Law No. 10 introduces measures for the protection of domestic workers such as outlining the role of recruitment agencies, setting standards for labour contracts, employer and employee obligations, inspections, penalties, time off, end of service indemnity, termination of contracts, and providing dispute settlement.

Order No. 1 of 2013 is part of several new regulations regarding migrant workers introduced by Bahrain in 2013 and deals with requirements of records held by employers regarding their expatriate workers.

Decree No. 24 provides a framework for social insurance for both nationals and non-nationals, states the employer is required to display in a prominent location at the workplace and an announcement about the entity responsible for treating his workers and the procedures that must be followed by the latter in cases of injury at work or outside it, and that a foreigner leaving the country permanently who has subscribed to the social insurance for more than three years shall be paid his dues that were paid to the General Authority to participate in the social insurance, his indemnity, and an annual interest rate of 5%.