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Wages Protection System (WPS)

Wages Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary transfer system that allows institutions to pay workers’ wages via banks, approved and authorized to provide the service. The system, developed by Qatar Central Bank, allows the Ministry of Labor to create a database that records wage payments in the private sector to guarantee the timely and full payment of agreed-upon wages. The WPS covers all institutions registered with the Ministry across all sectors and industries and will benefit different categories of labor.

The Wage Protection System is available online for your business to transfer your employees’ salaries online and save time!

Thanks to WPS Portal, you can now save all the time you need for your business by simply transferring your employees’ salaries, online and from your office, with a click of a button.

To know more about the WPS Account Opening Procedures and main Rejection reasons, please click here

Register and login by visiting WPS Online Portal: https://wps.qib.com.qa

As a business owner, you can now update your employees’ information easily through the WPS Online Portal; to know how to update their information, please click here.

WPS targets the following parties from the Ministry partners:

  • Workers: each and every individual who works in the private sector in return for agreed-upon wages and who has a labour card issued by the Ministry
  • Employers: whoever owns a company or institution registered with the Ministry and hires one or more workers in return for agreed-upon wages
  • Banks: the financial institution which the employer has a bank account with that is used to transfer the wages amount through WPS to the appointed agent to distribute to the labours.

Joining WPS requires:

  • The company needs to be registered with the Ministry of labor
  • The Company should have a bank account with one of the banks operating in Qatar.
  • Complete the registration form
  • Provide the bank with following documents copy :
  • trade license.
  • commercial registration.
  • establishment identity documents “computer ID”.
  • QID copy for the authorized signatory.
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WPS Salary processing fees:

Please be informed that as per Qatar Central Bank guidelines, there will be a monthly charge with immediate effect for processing your employees’ salaries through WPS and the charge will be debited from your corporate account with QIB.

Following is the WPS Salary processing regulated charge matrix :

Category Fees (QAR)
10 workers or less 50
From 11 to 50 workers 100
From 51 to 100 workers 200
From 101 to 200 workers 300
From 201 to 300 workers 400
From 301 to 500 workers 500
From 501 to 1000 workers 600
From 1001 to 2000 workers 700
From 2001 to 3000 workers 800
From 3001 to 4000 workers 900
From 4001 to 5000 workers 1000
5001 or more 1100

As per QCB instruction WPS salary processing charge should not be deduct from workers/employees accounts.

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How to upload employees salaries online?

How to Approve the transfer of employees salaries online?

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Step 1 – Employer Maker Submission

The Employer Maker initiates a new employee account-opening request through the WPS Online Portal by:
  1. Entering the employee’s Qatar ID number
  2. Entering the employee’s mobile number
  3. Uploading the Qatar ID (front and back)
  4. Uploading the passport information page
  5. Completing all required fields
  6. Submitting the application electronically through the portal

Step 2 – Data Verification Stage

After the Maker submits the application:
  • The submitted details and uploaded documents are reviewed
  • Basic information is checked
  • The request must meet the required criteria to proceed
Once this stage is completed, the request moves to the employee.

Step 3 – Employee Notification

The employee receives an SMS containing:
  • The application reference number
  • Guidance to complete the remaining steps through the QIB LITE mobile application

Step 4 – Employee Completion via QIB LITE

Through the QIB LITE app, the employee:
  1. Takes a selfie
  2. Scans the Qatar ID
  3. Reviews and confirms personal information
All steps are completed digitally within the application.

Step 5 – Employer Checker Review

After the employee completes the steps:
  • The request appears to the Employer Checker
  • The Checker reviews the employee’s details
  • Approves the request electronically through the WPS Portal

Step 6 – Account Opening

Once approved by the Checker:
  • The employee’s account is opened automatically
  • Notifications are sent to both the employer and employee confirming the account opening

Step 7 – Payroll Card Issuance

After the account is opened:
  • The Himyan card is issued automatically
  • The employer is notified with the account details and card information

Step 8 – Tracking Application Status

The employer can track all submitted applications through the WPS Portal using:
  • Reference number
  • Qatar ID
  • Employee name
  • Or through the “New Account Opening Request Status” list

Rejection Reasons

An application may be rejected if:
  1. Uploaded ID images are unclear
  2. Incorrect or incomplete information was submitted
  3. Incorrect / duplicated mobile number
  4. A previous request already exists for the same employee
  5. Qatar ID is expired
  6. Passport is expired
  7. The employee is not under the company’s sponsorship
  8. The information submitted does not meet the required criteria for processing
Countries that require passport copy of home country address
India Rwanda Uzbekistan Bangladesh Kenya Nepal Uganda Afghanistan Indonesia China Sri Lanka Togolese Iraq
Myanmar Mali Philippines South Africa Guinea Ghana Thailand Bhutan Brazil Yemen Tanzania Burkina Faso

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