Bahrain court orders company to pay BD 120,000 compensation to former employee

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A company in Bahrain landed in hot waters for firing one of its directors after the High Labour Court ruled the dismissal as unfair. The court also ordered the company to pay the man a compensation of $310,000 or BD120,000.

The ruling came in a case filed against the branch of a Gulf based company by its ex-director, a European national. Court files say the man began his career with the company as a Chief Technology Officer in 2020. “He was drawing a monthly salary of BD18,000 at that time,” the man’s lawyer Ali Khalifa Al Shaikh told the court. However, after 18 months, the company allegedly sacked him without providing a legal justification.

The lawyer also claimed that the company cancelled his work permit and failed to pay his salary dues. Accepting the arguments, the court ruled in favour of the plaintiff. “The plaintiff had proved his claims, while the defendant failed to provide evidence of paying salaries. Therefore, the court rules in favour of the Representative picture plaintiff,” the court ruling read.