Companies cannot cut workers' salaries: Ministry

People have welcomed the Ministry of Labour’s statement that companies cannot slash salaries of workers for any reason, even if they face mounting losses.

Saleh Al Jabri, Director of the Establishments Department at the Ministry, said on Monday: “It is illegal for a company to cut workers’ pay as the employment contract is a binding agreement attested by the ministry and all parties must comply with its clauses.”

He warned companies against tampering with pay packages and said “the ministry will not accept that at all”, Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.

The official advised workers to immediately report any case, so that the inspection department of the ministry could swing into action and investigate such violations.

Companies that do not adhere to the contractual provisions will have their files closed by the ministry and all transactions with them will be suspended.

“The violating company will be prosecuted as manipulating workers’ salary is considered a crime,” he said.

Al Jabri’s statement came at the ‘open day’ when many workers lodged complaints against their company for allegedly reducing their salaries.

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