News of Bahrain
Bahrain17 January 20161 min read

Bank to pay BD9,000 to ex-staff

By Photo: Representative Image (www.zimnewsblog.com). An international bank operating in Bahrain has been ordered to pay one of its former employees $24027 (BD9,000) after sacking him. The plaintiff sued his former employer on grounds of wrongful dismissal after a six-year-long tenure, but the High Labour Court declined the accusati

Editorial Team Legacy

Published 17 January 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:16

Link copied
Bank to pay BD9,000 to ex-staff
An international bank operating in Bahrain has been ordered to pay one of its former employees $24027 (BD9,000) after sacking him.

The plaintiff sued his former employer on grounds of wrongful dismissal after a six-year-long tenure, but the High Labour Court declined the accusation despite ruling in his favour. The employee was shown the door because the bank decided to restructure after suffering from huge losses, and judges found it a valid reason.

However, the court underlined that the employer failed to pay the full amount of the end of service benefits and also didn’t settle the unused leave compensation.

Join the conversation

Sign in to leave a comment. Every comment is reviewed before it goes live.

No comments yet. Start the conversation.