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How to handle family abusing
Q: Hello, I am a Bahraini 24 years old male working and earning of my own. My father is a very difficult person. Whenever something goes wrong or if I say something which I don`t like about him, he starts hitting me and abusing me. He is my father, so I don`t want to take any action or react but it is killing me from inside it is shattering my confidence and making me feel low all the time. What can I do? Questions & Answers
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The legal way to transfer to another company
Q: Hello, I would like to ask if I can transfer to another company even if I`m only 8 months with my current employer? Also, I want to know if I have to pay him or not because of terminating the contract. Thanks. Questions & Answers
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Cost and procedure for setting up a startup company
Q: Hi, What are the steps to start up my idea in Bahrain as a foreigner? 1) Is there anywhere where I could get the steps and cost involved? 2) And once we start our company in Bahrain, do we have to be in Bahrain? If so, should we apply for some sort of visa? Best regards, Z. Questions & Answers
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Deduction for expats to pay for GOSI
Q: Dear sir, I am from India and I am doing software developer job in Bahrain; joined in Bahrain 18-03-2019. In the offer letter, they didn`t mention any deductions but in this month, i.e. April 2019, they deducted from my salary 1%. The following rule, in which year onwards was it implemented in Bahrain? For the expatriates, 4% of the full salary including the allowances (3% being the employer share, and 1% being the expat employee share). Thank you and have a nice evening. Best regards, S. Questions & Answers
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Indemnity calculation in case of resigning before one year of service
Q: How to calculate the indemnity for an employee who served only 8 months for a company and resigned? Legal dictionary
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Leading question
A question asked in such a way that it makes someone give the particular answer that you want, especially during the examination of a witness at court. Legal dictionary
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Leveraged buyout
Usually applies where a company is purchased with a combination of equity and significant amounts of borrowed money, structured in such a way that the target company’s cash flows or assets are used as the collateral to secure and repay the borrowed money. Legal dictionary
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Landmark case
Sometimes known as a leading case, is a court decision that establishes an important new legal principle or concept, or which changes the previous interpretation of the current law. Legal dictionary
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Impeachment
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal punishment or civil proceedings. Questions & Answers
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Indemnity of the employee upon termination without a reason
Q: Sir, I am terminated from my service without reason. I am drawing a basic salary of BD 225/- and my 5 years of service in the same company will finish by 15th May 2019. The company gave me family status as showing my salary as BD 400/-. Now please advise me how much I can claim as my indemnity. Questions & Answers
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Pending car installments in KSA and its effect in Bahrain
Q: I was on an exit reentry from the KSA to Bahrain and due to some health issues, I could not travel back to the KSA and my visa expired. I have a leased car in KSA & not able to pay instalments for the past four months. I have taken work visa in Bahrain & joined a job. What are the effects if I don`t follow up on the car with the bank? Questions & Answers
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المساهمة الجنائية بمشاجرة جماعية أدت إلى جريمة
س: بين رأيك القانوني مع التبرير: اشتراك عدة أشخاص في مشاجرة نجم عنها موت أحد الأشخاص. Questions & Answers
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Are public holidays included in calculating indemnity?
Q: Are public holidays included in calculating indemnity? Questions & Answers
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Splitting the salary to keep indemnity low
Q: My employer has split my wages between experience points and basic wage to keep my indemnity low. Is this allowed? Legal dictionary
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Persona non grata
Literally means ‘an unwelcome person’, and refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country’s government. It is the most serious form of censure which a country can apply to foreign diplomats, who are otherwise protected by diplomatic immunity from arrest and prosecution. Questions & Answers
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