Council’s News


	Year
	Month

Disabled aid may double
3/9/2010
DISABLED Bahrainis may be granted a minimum monthly allowance of at least BD100 by next January ...

Labour law vote delayed
3/9/2010
THE Shura Council yesterday postponed voting on a new Private Sector Employment Law, claiming there were numerous legal loopholes. ...

Unity 'key to kingdom's peace'
3/8/2010
HRH the Premier yesterday stressed unity to prevent discordant voices. ...

Council slams Zionist attack on Al Aqsa mosque
3/2/2010
THE Shura Council yesterday condemned Israel for attacking Palestinians at Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem ...

Go-ahead to join customs body
3/2/2010
THE Shura Council yesterday approved Bahrain joining the amended International Customs Organisation convention alongside other GCC countries as one entity. ...

Two-month warning for staff
3/2/2010
PRIVATE sector employees whose performance is deemed weak by their employers could soon have two months to improve before being sacked ...

'Clean records' move backed
3/2/2010
PRIVATE sector employees' disciplinary records could be wiped clean after a certain time of their offence ...

New jobs law bid thwarted
2/23/2010
A MOVE to allow employers to sack substandard staff without notice was thwarted yesterday. ...

Time-off slashed for mothers
2/23/2010
SHURA Council members yesterday decided to reduce the hours of breast-feeding time-off for mothers working in the private sector. ...

Shura raps Al Wefaq
2/23/2010
Bahrain’s biggest political movement, the Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, came in for even more criticism yesterday ...

Stronger ties with parliament vowed
2/22/2010
HRH the Premier yesterday received Shura Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh and Parliament Chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani. ...

Shura divided over law
2/16/2010
SHURA Council members yesterday split over whether to force companies with more than 50 workers to provide them with social, cultural and entertainment programmes and activities. ...

New labour law article blocked
2/9/2010
A NEW law that would improve the rights of workers in the private sector ...

Schools hit by nursing breaks
2/9/2010
BAHRAIN government schools have been suffering for nearly three years ...

10,000 homes to be awarded in two years
2/9/2010
AROUND 10,000 homes will be awarded to people on housing waiting lists in the next two years, ...