Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Expatriate Employee Absence From Work Notification

Through this service, employers can notify LMRA if any of their employees has been absent from work for a period of 15 days or more without any justifiable reason.

Service Conditions

• The work permit must be valid for at least 30 days.
• The establishment must be active.
• The establishment's CR (Commercial Register) must be valid.
• The employee must be absent for 15 days or more without any justifiable reason or notice to the employer.
• The establishment should not have an offence registered at LMRA or any official entities.
• The reported employee will be recorded in the Bahrainization record of the employer until he leaves the country or is being transferred to another employer.
• The reported employee is not allowed to be transferred to another employer or employed again to work with the same employer after formally approving the notification by the LMRA.
• The notice cannot be cancelled after one month of the submission date.
• If the expatriate runs away upon arrival at the airport, you will need to first report it to the airport police station and attach proof of the runaway card.

Required Documents

Process Description

Physical Location

1. Download the Employee Absence from Work Notification in Violation of the Terms in the Work Permit (Except Domestic Employees) PDF (1.23 MB) form and fill in the required information.
2. Visit the client services counter at LMRA, and fill out the Absence from Work form, the form should be filled in by the commercial registration owner and the responsible or authorized person for the company, such as a human resources manager (holding an authorization letter signed by the responsible person).
3. Once the absence from work application is submitted, the service employee will inform the client that he/ she will need to pay the admin fees (Either by using the Point of Sale (POS) machine or the client can pay via his/ her E-Key on Expat Management System (EMS), or by visiting one of the accredited banks).
4. Upon completion of the admin fees payment, the application will automatically be transferred for verification.
5. The application will be verified within 11 working days.
6. You can check the application status by:
   • Calling LMRA’s Contact Centre on: +973 17506055
7. If the application was approved, the responsible person must visit the client services counters to receive the absence from work notification.

eService (eSupport function) on the Expat Management System (EMS)

1. Download the Employee Absence from Work Notification in Violation of the Terms in the Work Permit (Except Domestic Employees) PDF (1.23 MB) form and fill in the required information.
2. Submit the application via the eSupport function on the Expat Management System (EMS) by attaching the form and the required documents all in 1 file in PDF format (Does not exceed 3000 KB).
3. Once the application is applied, you will be informed via the e-ticket that the absence from work notification application has been submitted, and you must pay the admin fees via the Expat Management System (EMS) or by visiting one of the accredited banks.
4. Upon completion of the admin fees payment, the application will automatically be transferred for verification.
5. The application will be verified within 11 working days.
6. You can check the application status by:
   • Calling LMRA’s Contact Centre on: +973 17506055
7. If the application was approved, the responsible person must visit the client services counters to receive the absence from work notification.

Legal Regulations

• Article (1) of Resolution No. (77) of 2008 Regarding the Obligations of the Employer if the Expatriate Employees Leave his/her Employment in Violation of the Conditions of the Work Permit.

Fees

• Admin fee: BHD 5.

Processing Time

• 11 working days.

Service Access

We are Happy to Serve you in Any of the Following Branches:

* For commercial services only.

Phone Service Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Application Forms/ Useful Documents

Employee Absence from Work Notification in Violation of the Terms in the Work Permit (Except Domestic Employees) PDF(1.23 MB)

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