u/putomouse

Is the owner of my apartment studio can put me in jail for paying delay rent? Im currently without job and trying to look for a job i haven't paid my august rent yet, but when i joined in January 13th I paid full amount so I told them if I can use the 12 days not to pay rent for august and pay the remaining august 13 onwards. And we had agreement that I will leave and handover the key on august 27, until now I couldn't find job and im planning to leave BH for good but im still collecting money for me to pay my Internet, rent, and plane ticket. The company I used to work did not pay us our pending salaries for months and they are not paying indemnity also I already filed a court case today and signed a SPA to represent me if i leave BH for good. They told me if company file bankruptcy most likely I might not get the money or less money I can get depending on how much the asset of the owner and that would be divided among employees. Im so depress and I want to be leave earth.

Please don't come at me by saying I can just Google this. I'm genuinely asking because I desperately need help, so please be kind.

I want to know if I need to hire a lawyer to file a case for my end-of-service indemnity, or if I can just go to the LMRA. Do I have to pay anything to file a complaint?

I'm planning to resign first and then file a case, but im afraid if my company got notified that i complaint they might create a problem for me, but I'm worried the process could take years. Once I resign, I'll only have a few weeks before I have to leave Bahrain, so I'm afraid I won't be around if the case takes too long.

One of my former colleagues resigned over two years ago, and the last time I heard from her, she still hadn't received her indemnity. Unfortunately, I no longer have any way to contact her because she already left Bahrain.

And im aware that they are not paying gossi and Indemnity of the staffs but they are taking the gossi of the local employee from their salaries.

I'm completely broke. And i dont have family to support me both parents passed away, i have mentally ill brother that rely on me. Our salaries keep getting delayed, and the company is apparently closing down. They haven't given us any proper notice, but they keep dropping hints that they're shutting down next month, the financial pressure, emotional stress, and depression are becoming too much for me, Im tired, Im so much in pressure working without salary. I just cry.

Has anyone been through something similar? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

And yes im well aware and I don’t want to be insensitive for others I know some as well are more suffering than me, and this current situation that we are facing right now is bad i just hope all of us will be okay... cause im tired. I don't want to reach to the point to do bad things for myself.