Phase III of Wages Protection System commences in Bahrain: LMRA CEO
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamal Abdulaziz Al-Alawi has hailed the employers’ ongoing commitment and positive participation in the Wages Protection System (WPS), which has greatly contributed to eliminating the phenomenon of delayed salary payment, reducing labour disputes and guaranteeing workers’ rights with full transparency, in addition to safeguarding the rights of employers and proving their compliance with completing salary payments, thus preventing complaints and grievances.
LMRA statistics have indicated that all employers (CRS with 500+ workers) have completed salary payments, along with 88% of employers (CRS with 50-499 workers) since joining the system initiative.
“These statistics are a vivid testimony of the successful system which has been launched since last May, upon a cabinet resolution and pursuant to Labour and Social Development Minister’s Edict 22 of 2021 on the phases of applying the WPS system for workers of the private sector, under the umbrella of business and investment development towards fostering the stability of national economy through the creation of stable work environment by establishing stable labour relations in private sector organisations on the basis of transparency and protection of workers’ rights.
The WPS system is envisaged as a major leap in the protection of the lawful rights of workers as stipulated in provisions of the employment contract signed between the employer and the employee. The WPS system also covers all establishments registered with LMRA in various commercial sectors and activities. All labour categories across the Kingdom can benefit from this system.
LMRA’s CEO referred to the beginning of the implementation of Phase III of the WPS system on January 1, covering employers (CRs with 1-49 workers). He lauded the widescale tangible response and active participation of all labour parties, underlining the full preparedness of LMRA cadres to handle this phase, hailing their full willingness to provide all forms of support and advice to employers and workers on the one hand, and the partners of success of the WPS system on the other hand.
Al-Alawi underscored LMRA’s keen interest in communicating with employers directly and continuously to ensure the completion of salary payments with no delay and overcome any obstacles which might hinder the registration in the WPS system during the set period. He also shed light on an increased ratio of 15% in the new segment prior to the commencement of its mandatory application, which reflects growing social awareness of the numerous benefits of the WPS system for all parties.
LMRA CEO hailed the unwavering efforts of the Government and its keen interest in launching the WPS system throughout several phases with the aim of facilitating the process of joining the system which provides adequate support for employers and shows sufficient flexibility to promote sustainable economic growth, in addition to fostering productivity and guaranteeing the rights of all production parties.
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