Workers in Qatar can now change employer by submitting a new form to MADSLA online. Firstly, the employee must communicate with the employer in advance and agree upon the last working day before just filing the form online and this has to be followed as per the contract with the duration of the notice period.

MADSLA has replaced the old e-form with a new one, wherein they have eliminated the details of the old employer in the new form. With this, the worker will not require the confirmation of the old employer to change to their new employer.

This is a specialized e-service to notify the old employer of changing the workplace by mutual consent and changing the workplace of the fixed-term or indefinite contracts and unjustified firing.

NOTE: The date of submission of the new form to change employer will be the start date of your notice period with your present employer.

• Please note that these steps are only for workers who have finished their contract or if the old employer is committing any violation against the employee. The notification period is 30 days if the worker is in the current job for two years or less and the notification period is 60 days if the worker is in the current job for more than two years.
• For example, if your contract is ending on December 31, and you're in the company for less than 2 years, you have to give your current employer a 30 days notice period, i.e. on 30 November.
• After the submission, the labour office will look into your request based on your reasons and will either approve or disapprove your application.

New Form:

Steps for changing employer

• The first step is to download fill and sign the “Change Employer Form”.
  NEW FORM: https://www.adlsa.gov.qa/en/E-Services/EServicesAttachments/Change%20Employer%20Form.pdf
• Submit the form to MADSLA.
  LINK: http://e-notice.adlsa.gov.qa/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
• The application request will be processed at the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADSLA), following which a confirmation will be sent within one week of the date of the submission of the application.
• After the application is processed, MADSLA will automatically send an SMS to the worker and the current employer, letting them know that the notice period of the worker has started.

Upon receiving an SMS from MADLSA the worker needs to talk to their new employer to ensure he/she fills the contract information through MADLSA’s Digital Authentication System for a Multi-lingual Employment Contract.

Here are a few more related articles:

• How to change job in Qatar without NOC (2020 version)
• NOC no longer required to change job, sponsor in Qatar
• Questions and answers about the abolishment of NOC; Kafala in Qatar

Source: MADSLA

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