A move by Qatar to update its approach to the traditional end of service benefit payouts for workers will prove a welcome modernisation for employees and companies alike, experts have claimed.
The country’s Ministry of Finance has launched a specialist committee under Prime Minister’s Decision No. 34 of 2025 to manage a new end of service bonus and employee contributions framework, as it looks to offer new incentives to expatriate talent and encourage more saving and investment by residents.
The committee, which brings together government, banking and financial experts, will look to develop a new investment-based savings scheme for employees’ end-of-service funds, which will be open to Qatari citizens and expatriate residents who opt in
A key part of the proposed approach is to channel and invest non-Qatari employees’ end of service gratuity payments, along with any voluntary contributions by employees, into dedicated investments. This would bolster existing pension plans for Qatari employees but is not aimed at replacing them.
Sarah Khasawneh, an employment expert with Pinsent Masons in Doha, said: “I see it as a clear signal that companies will need to shift from the traditional end-of-service gratuity model to a more structured, investment-backed approach,” he said.
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