Employee Benefits

The principal law governing employment relations in the private sector in Bahrain is Law No. 36 of 2012 (the Labour Law), as amended. Its provisions strongly reflect Bahrain's clear efforts in protecting employees by stating their basic minimum rights in relation to various matters including leave entitlements, overtime remuneration, basic healthcare and end-of-service indemnity.

The Labour Law defines the term 'employee' very broadly in Article 1 as "Every physical person working in return for a wage for an employer and under the latter's management and supervision.", this brings clarity to the fact that such rights are granted to all employees in the private sector, making no distinction to whether they are employed on a part-time or full-time basis, and to whether they are local or expatriates.