Recruit Bahrainis, get paid

Huge incentives, including salary support for the first three years, are on the offer for employers to recruit from the Bahraini talent pool, said Labour ministry.

The move expected to give a big boost to Bahraini job market was announced by Jameel Humaidan, the Labour and Social Development Minister and Board of Directors Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). Announcing the move, the Minister said the mechanism as part of the National Employment Programme will encourage companies to enroll more Bahrainis on their payroll.

The National Employment Programme was launched by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. “The new mechanism aims to promote the employment of Bahraini graduate job seekers in a set of professions in the private sector,” the Minister said while announcing the plan.

The programs are for recruiting Bahraini university graduates in a set of profession identified by the ministry in private sector enterprises. The Ministry will alert companies about the offer when an employer applies for new work permits in one of the professions identified by the ministry as suitable for Bahraini job seekers.

Upon receiving the alert, the company will get a two-week window to identify a suitable candidate from the talent pool of Labour Ministry. Recruiting from the pool will make the company eligible for the incentives offered.