The most significant inclusion [in the new law] is domestic workers... [they] will have to notify employers 72 hour prior to departure...

A report released by a local daily, quoting the Director General of Passports, Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Ateeq, mentions the financial risk to workers who do not notify their employer.

“If a domestic worker leaves the country without informing the employer, the worker will be deprived of any financial settlements, tickets and also will be denied returning to work for another employer till the completion of the legal period of 4 years.” 

However, the English text of the law makes no mention of these financial repercussions.