Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs (ADLSA) affirmed that establishments subject to the Labor Law must grant their workers a full-paid holiday for (three working days) during the blessed Eid Al Fitr.

In a statement, the Ministry clarified that if the working conditions necessitate working during the Eid vacation, the provisions of additional working hours and their allowances, mentioned in Article 74 of the Law, shall apply in this regard.

Employers who are subject to the labour law in Qatar are required to grant full-paid leave for three working days during the Eid Al-Fitr period, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has said.

However, if the situation requires an employee to be at work during the Eid holidays, “the provisions relating to additional working hours and allowances related to them, mentioned in Article 74 of the Law, shall apply”, it added.

According to an announcement made by the Amiri Diwan recently, the Eid holiday for ministries, other government entities and public institutions starts on Tuesday (May 19, 2020) and ends on Thursday (May 28, 2020). Employees are to resume work on Sunday (May 31, 2020).