Article 1 –General Provision of Qatar Labour Law
In the application of this law the following words and expressions shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings respectively assigned to them:
- Ministry: Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing
- Minister: Minister of Civil Service Affairs and Housing
- Department: Labour Department at the Ministry.
- Employer: Any natural or juristic person employing one or more workers in return for a wage.
- Worker: Any natural person who works in return for a wage for an employer or under his control or supervision.
- Apprentice: Any natural person having an apprenticeship contract with an employer for his being instructed on the origins of a trade or craft or increasing his knowledge and skills thereon.
- Juvenile: Any natural person who has reached the age of sixteen but has not reached the age of eighteen.
- Labour: Any human effort, whether intellectual, technical or physical exerted in return for a wage.
- Service Contract: An agreement between an employer and worker, whether of a definite or indefinite duration, whereby the worker undertakes to perform a certain work for the employer, under his direction or supervision in return for a wage.
- Basic Wage: The rate of payment for the work done by the worker in a certain period of time or on the basis of piece or production and includes periodic increment.
