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A PARLIAMENTARY committee has approved a proposed bill to restrict the hiring of expatriates in the government sector.
The changes to the Civil Service Law, approved by the legislative and legal affairs committee and proposed by Parliament, stipulate that expats be hired only if suitable Bahraini candidates aren’t available and set tough conditions on their experience, educational qualifications and work contracts.
Under the proposal, the expatriate candidate should hold at least a Masters degree in his area of specialisation, in addition to a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the field.
Also, employment contracts must be signed for a maximum of two years which can be renewed only for a similar period after ensuring no suitable Bahraini candidate is available, with the approval of a committee formed by the Civil Services Bureau (CSB), according to the proposal, a copy of which is available with our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.
The CSB said foreigners are recruited only in the event it is not possible to find a suitable Bahraini candidate and their contracts stipulate that one of the basic duties of the hired employee is to train and qualify Bahraini employees for the job.
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