Special Perks for Government Employees

State employees have a reason to celebrate as the government has announced special allowances that vary from 10 to 35 percent of their basic monthly salary.
The General Secretariat of the State Cabinet yesterday issued a memorandum specifying these perks, which are admissible with immediate effect.
Employees in senior and middle-level positions are entitled to allowances that vary from 25 to 35 percent of their basic monthly salary.
Inspectors and field staff of the government are, on the other hand, eligible to get 10 percent of their basic monthly salary as additional allowance, Qatar News Agency reported yesterday.
The memorandum was issued further to a Cabinet Decision which earlier announced these additional perks, and aimed at implementing the decision with immediate effect.
Government employees in senior positions include ministers, undersecretaries, assistant under-secretaries, directors and equivalent officials.
Assistant directors, divisional heads and employees of equal ranks are entitled to allowances up to 25 percent of their basic salary.
However, court writers and public prosecutors are eligible to receive up to 30 percent of their basic salary as additional perks, while assistant engineers and experienced technical staff would get allowances of up to 25 percent of their basic salary.
People in hazardous jobs like radiologists and professionals dealing with chemicals and communicable diseases are entitled to additional payments of between QR300 and QR500, aside from their entitlement to allowances based on the grading of their job.
Government employees on shift duties are entitled to additional daily perks of QR25 to QR55 provided they do not work for more than 24 days a month.
Their allowances vary from 10 to 35 percent of their basic salary depending on their job grading, QNA said.