By Mohammed Al A’Ali
A CONTROVERSIAL move to extend the notice period for termination of employment from 30 days to four months is set to be debated by the Shura Council on Sunday.
The upper chamber of the National Assembly will vote on an amendment to the 2012 Private Sector Employment Law, which was approved by the Shura Council and drafted into a proper law by the government last year.
Shura members who voted for it then had claimed that the four-month notice period would ‘ensure work is not disrupted, especially in the case of vital sectors like education and medical services’.
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