EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This agreement is made between:

The employer agrees to employ him as a ”_________________” for a period of 02 (two) years in
Bahrain, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. The Employee will work for 8 (eight) hours a day and 48(forty eight) hours a week. Friday
will be closed holidays.
2. The Employee’s basic salary will be BD.________ /- (Bahraini Dinars
__________________________only) per month with an annual increment of 10%. The
monthly salary will be paid before 10th of the following month.
3. The Employee will be paid overtime allowance at the rate of BD.1.25 times after duty hours
and at the rate of BD.1.50 times on closed holidays. The Employee will not be forced to
perform overtime work.
4. The Employer will provide suitable accommodation to the Employee.
5. The Employer will provide free transportation to the Employee from accommodation to work
place and back to the accommodation.
6. The employee will be on probation for a period of three months from the date of joining duty
and the probationary period will not be extended for further period.
7. The Employer will provide air ticket from Bahrain to the airport nearest to the home town of
the Employee, after completion of the two year contract.
8. The Employee is entitled to 30 days of leave every year. He is entitled to avail 60 days of
leave, with full salary, on completion of the two years contract. He is also entitled to get full
indemnity.
9. In case both the Employer and the Employee consent to continue the contract after
completion of the two years’ contract period, the Employer will make arrangements to send
the Employee on vacation for 42 days and also provide return air ticket to the Employee.
10. Both the Employer and the Employee agree to abide by the labour laws of the Kingdom of
Bahrain. The Employee agrees not to refuse lawful instructions of the employer. He will not
indulge in any kind of misconduct of misbehaviour. He will not work in any other
company/firm/individual, during the period of the Employment Contract.
11. Residence Permit/Visa will not be renewed without the knowledge and consent, in writing
from the Employee.
12. In case the Employee is found working with any other company/firm/ individual, the
Employer has the right to terminate the services of the Employee, giving intimation, in
writing.
13. The Employee will not absent himself from work without prior approval of the Employer,
other than on medical grounds. Salary for the period of unauthorized absence will not be
paid to the Employee.
14. The Employer will not make any unauthorized deduction, like cost of Work
Permit/Residence Permit/Visa/monthly fee to be paid to LMRA, etc.
15. The Employer will contribute to the GOSI in respect of the Employee, as per Bahrain Labour
Law.
16. The Employer will provide/facilitate medical attention/medicines to the Employee at the cost
of the company. Leave taken on Medical grounds with medical certificate from the
authorized hospital/medical practitioner, will be granted and salary will be paid for such
period as per Bahrain Labour Law.
17. Either party can terminate the employment contract by giving one day’s notice, during the
probationary period. If the employer terminates the contract during the probationary period,
air ticket from Bahrain to the airport nearest to his home town will be provided by the
employer. If the employee terminates the contract, he should bear the cost of air ticket.
18. Either party can terminate the employment contract by giving one month’s notice or one
month’s basic pay, in lieu thereof, after the probationary period.
19. If the Employer terminates the employment contract before the expiry of the Employment
Contract, other than on misconduct/misbehaviour or on disciplinary grounds, he/she should
arrange air ticket for the Employee from Bahrain to the airport nearest to his home town.
20. If the Employee terminates the employment contract, before the expiry of the Employment
Contract, the cost of air ticket should be borne by the Employee himself. In such cases, the
Employee is entitled to leave salary and indemnity, as per Bahrain Law.
21. The Employer will pay full leave salary and indemnity to the Employee after completion of
the employment contract.
22. The Employer or his representative(s) will not, under any circumstance, harass the Employee
either mentally or physically.
23. In case of accident, the Employer will make all arrangement for the medical consultation/
medicine/surgery, etc. and also the Employee’s repatriation, if required on the advice of the
authorized doctor/hospital, at the Employer’s cost.
24. In case of death of the Employee, the Employer agrees to make all arrangements to send the
mortal remains of the Employee up to his home town (from Bahrain to the nearest airport and
from the airport to his home town) or cremate/bury the body in Bahrain (if the next of kin
desires so), at the Employer’s cost.
25. The Employer also agrees to pay, in case of death of the Employee, all his/her unpaid salary,
if any, leave salary, indemnity, full basic salary for the month in which the Employee died,
irrespective of whether the Employee worked for the whole month or not and also full basic
salary for the following month, as per Bahrain Labour Law.
26. In case of death of the Employee, due to work site accident or traffic accident, the Employer
will immediately take up the matter with GOSI or the Traffic authorities, respectively, for the
compensation and the same, when received, will be remitted, either by Demand Draft or by
direct transfer to the account of the next of kin of the deceased, under intimation to this
Embassy.
27. The Employer will not withhold the passport of the Employee, at any cost. The Employer
will return the passport to the Employee after getting the Residence and Visa stamped. The
Employer should give an acknowledgement to the Employee while taking over his passport
for the above purpose and the Employee should acknowledge when the passport is returned to
him.
28. Differences/disputes, which could not be resolved amicably, will be settled through the Court
of Law.
29. Other terms and conditions, which are not mentioned above, will be as per the Labour Laws
of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

______________________ _____________________
Signature of the Employer Signature of the Employee
(______________________________) (________________________)