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Can I change jobs or leave Qatar? A labour rights checker
Answer five questions. The checker shows your notice period, what leaving early would cost, and what you are owed, under Qatar's Labour Law.
What do you want to do?
What the law says
Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, as amended by Decree-Law No. 18 of 2020 and Law No. 9 of 2026: Articles 39 (probation), 43 (non-compete), 49 to 51 (notice and ending the contract), 53, 54, 57, 67, 79 and 81 (what is owed), 61 and 80 (absence and leave), Article 4 (minimum rights), Article 10 (the one-year limit) and Article 115 bis (settlement). Law No. 21 of 2015 on the entry, exit and residence of expatriates, Article 7 (leaving Qatar) and Article 21 (changing employer), as amended in 2018 and 2020; Minister of Interior Decision No. 95 of 2019, Articles 1 and 2. Checked on Al Meezan on 28 October 2026.
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Written byFaysel Al-MohannadiLawyer admitted before the Court of Cassation
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