Saudi Arabian Labor Law Revised
Posted: September 28th, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asia | 80 Comments »Expatriate and local workers, and their employers, alike are now covered new labor laws in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Some key provisions:
* It increases annual leave from 15 to 21 days and to 30 days for those who have completed five years of service.
* The end-of-service award shall be calculated on the basis of the last wage and the worker shall be entitled to an end-of-service award for the portions of the year in proportion to the time spent on the job.
* If a worker resigns his job, he will be entitled to one third of the award after a service of not less than two consecutive years and not more than five years. It will be increased to two thirds if his service is in excess of five successive years but less than ten years, and to the full award if his service amounts to ten or more years.
* A worker may not actually work for more than eight hours a day if the employer uses the daily work criterion, or more than forty-eight hours a week if he uses the weekly criterion. During the month of Ramadan, the actual working hours for Muslims shall be reduced to a maximum of six hours a day or thirty-six hours a week.
* The number of working hours may be raised to nine hours a day for certain categories of workers or in certain industries and jobs where the worker does not work continuously. It may be reduced to seven hours a day for certain categories of workers or in certain hazardous or harmful industries or jobs.
* In firms where work is done in shifts, an employer may, with the ministry's approval, increase the number of working hours to more than eight hours a day or forty-eight hours a week, provided that the average working hours in three weeks time shall not be more or less than eight hours a day or 48 hours a week.
* The employer pays the fees pertaining to recruitment of non-Saudi workers, the fees of the residence permit (iqama) and work permit together with their renewal and the fines resulting from their delay, as well as the fees pertaining to change of profession, exit and re-entry visas and return tickets to the worker's home country at the end of work contract.
See Kingdom's Labor Law Protects Workers' Rights: Ministry, Arab News, September 25, 2007, for more information.
ALL NEW CHANGES TO BE INFORMED IMMEDIATELY PLEASE.
WITH THANKS,
ABDUL LATIFF.SH
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since when did this new rule implemented? Because we are suffering a lot with all the deductions taken from our salaries from iqama, visa, agency fees including exit-re-entry. We were not actually informed about these deductions during our hiring. Considering that the salary is very low and all cost are getting higher each year but to no avail we have to suffer.
Please help us with this issue and let the management of our company be aware of this and impose FINEs just incase they don’t follow.
We are low paid workers who worked more than like animals and not treated well.
I hope no WASTA involve on this that is why this is not being followed by the company.
Past 5 half years i transferred to this Company and i has worked for the company 5 half years, and i Resigned the Job from Present Employer and iam looking for Get Transfer of my Sponsership to some one else what are the Possiblites to get it.
if the person is going on final Exit and he looking to come back with a month, he can enter once again in saudiarabia or not and about i heard that those persons giving finger Prints they cant come.
Nil fot the moment. Engr T. J. Dwarkanath B. E. (Mech.)
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my contract is finished but I can\’t go exit because acdg to my employer we are under staff.they asked me for extension until replacement come. but how many months extension is allowed by saudi labor.
i was working more than 12 years in same company. if i resign in between the contract period. what will be the impact on my End of service benifits. can i geet 100% or there will be some deduction of %, please clarify.
Dear
Brother whom ever it read i just need to make sure i m working in dammam and i wanna come to another company and that company will give me visa for my job what is the procedure my old company will not give me NOC (no objection certificate) also and i dont have any problem with the saudi issue i need reply please help me
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Junaid
SAUDI ARABIA
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Asslamulaykum,
Dear Sir i came in saudi arabia three months back but i don’t want to continue with this company i want to quit from here what are the possibilities will i have to pay any charges to my company or i have to give only notice period as mentioned please suggest me about this matter in accordance with the labour law..
Regarding Bangladeshi employees.Is it possible to transfer our aqama from our first sponsor to another sponsorer.May we know from which month may we be able to get this facalities? Thanks & best regard,
Please help us with this issue and let the management of our company be aware of this and impose FINEs just incase they don’t follow. We are low paid workers who worked more than like animals and not treated well.
I’m working with an establishment more then ten years and now my boss open a company with partnership but business running under his supervision. Now he wants to pay our salary half from old establishment and other half from new company. If I except like this my salary will become half in the establishment salary sheet, does it effect on my end service benefit? Please please help me!
how many days will take for transferin Iqama under 1 sponsor to other sponsor…? if someguys going for exit and re-entry , and not comin in same visa ,wll tre any ban or something else for comin in new visa..?? if goin exit can these guys come back in few day’s…??
I am working in one company,after two years i will finish my contract I can take exit for India. so i can come back to Saudi Arabia on another visa or not if i will, how many months after i can come back.
I was deported from Saudi because I submitted myself to tha authorities after my employer didn’t issue me my iqama.
I want to go back to Saudi but how many years should I wait until my name is cleared in Jawasat? I know I have finger print so how is that? Please advise. Thanks.
I am working in one company,after THREE years i will finish my contract I GO FOR FINAL exit .can I come back to Saudi Arabia on another visa or not if i will, how many months after i can come back.
I am working in a Est., I would like to inquire about the health insurance coverage, who is responsible for the payment of the health insurance is it the employee or the employer? Even if we signed a contract here in Saudi Arabia that the employee will shoulder other government taxes & social insurances with no additional charges of the employer. . . . Waiting for your immediate response about my inquiry. Ramadan Kareem!
sir,i want to know about saudi labour rules especially now after 8 years 6 months i want to go[exit permanently].but my company[private]not to to give any service benefit.what,s law about that ?have i get any service benefit from them ? how i get from them per year[by culculate salary]? per year 1 salary or less.please inform me.thank you.
.I am currently working in Riyadh, as a nurse, under ministry of health. I’ve been working for almost 3years already.I got an opportunity to work in Canada. And according to my employer, she will process all my papers and she needs me by the beginning of December this year.My problem is, I’m still contracted under MOH.My contract will end next June 2010..Can you help me to find any possible legal options that I will do..
I have a contract for 2 years and i finished 1 year already with my present company here in saudi. Im going for a vacation but another company offered me a job and i will accept their offer. Upon my return i will resign from my present company and work for the new company. Is this possible? What are the laws pertaining to resignation
i’ve been working for 12years in sames company, if i resign its that mean i will get the full 12 months salary ?
I am very happy with the law, but I have one suggestion for governement, if the workers (foriegners) come under the governement , instead of kafeel. I means that the foriegner should come under the governements power. In this way the governement should have more controlled over the foreigners. Because once the system has been centralised , No one can be escaped from the governments.
Thanx
my father worked 27 years in saudi arabia he went 4 month vecation unfortunately he didn’t come back how can get his servece award in law.
I GO FOR FINAL exit to Pakistan .can I come back to Saudi Arabia on another visa or not if i will, how many months after i can come back.
my contract is tow years with company, i availed one vacation now my present is 3rd years, i want to resign, what is the procedure? and rules?. again to enter in to ksa, what is the rules?
I am a nurse in Saudi, Riyadh,my contract is 3year and it is our contract that i can have a vacation after 2yrs. but now, the hospital dont want me to have a vacation due to understaffing. let me know what are my rights. please help.
I am a nurse in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh our contract is 3 year.It is stated in our contract that we are entitled every 2 years vacation.My problem is my wife went for vacation last Sept 25,2009 but before she allowed her to have vacation.Our Nursing Director she told me to sign “aggreement” between us. That if my wife will not come back I will pay 50% of her ticket.She will not allow my wife eventhough my wife entitled to have vacation.I signed our aggreement. Today,Nov.25,2009, I received my salary it is only 900 riyals,my salary is 2300 riyals. So 1400 riyals deducted for the ticket. Please help me what will I do.One thing more, we are the one paying our visa, Iqama. We have monthly deductions. I need your response immediately
I am a mechanical engineer. i ve been cheated by a supply company…I want to go back India….Please help me with the possible way to proceed…In India during interview they told something and now here in KSA i am suffering like anything….Please help me Sir….
I am working as secretary for a retail company in Jeddah for 2yrs.now.Last year,I chose to convert my vacation leave entitlement to cash including 60% of my ticket cost as part of the company’s benefits to its employees.Because of financial needs I also plan to convert it again to cash this year,but I was informed that the company released a new policy that employees should avail their annual vacation(cash conversion not allowed anymore)leave, or they will forfeit the employees vacation salary.Is this legally correct?Isn’t it mandatory to an employer to pay annual 1 month salary as vacation pay to all it’s employees. Your prompt reply to my email macho610@yahoo.com will be highly appreciated.
Asslamulaykum,
Dear Sir i came in saudi arabia three months back but i don’t want to continue with this company i want to quit from here what are the possibilities will i have to pay any charges to my company or i have to give only notice period as mentioned please suggest me about this matter in accordance with the labour law..
i am working as a secratery in jubailfor last six months.untill now i did not get my iqama .my sponser is saying he lost my passport .what can i do to get back my passport and iqama.kindly send a immediate reply for my mail with the consequences of if police catch
can i go back to saudi arabia even if i was not able to finish my contract? even if my former company accepted my resignation? what about hearsays saying that i need to come back only after 2 years? is this true?
My employer is delaying my exit.my contract will end on february 28, 2010 they said i will wait for my replacement and my iqama will expire on Feb 17,2010.but i dont have any plan to extend my work days beyond my contract.do i have a right to stop work after the end of my contract?please i need ur advise on this matter before i will do such action.thanks you
My wife is working with saudi MOH as Staff nurse.Is it possible to resign from the job before ending the contract.Almost 6 months remains to end the new contract.Hoping for a speedy reply
Please tell me i come here in jeddah for job working in al qussie international as data entery operator what should be my salary according to labour law of saudi arabia my wife is working in al noor hospital makkah if she got a family visa for me can i go to makkah for new job an other question can company release me
Dear sir,
If I cancel my employment visa
, how many years I wil get no entry ban.My profession is a civil engineer.
thanks and regards
ahamed
a good day to you, Sir.
i would like to know if there is a possible legal way to correct my problem since my employer have not secured or produced me an igama from the time i have arrived until the past five(5) months i had been working for him. now the establishment was closed and he is nowhere to contact to. can it be possible to write to the saudi labour regarding this? and secure igama with another businessman(saudi national). please acknowledge.
thank you and high regards.
joel l tongco
mobilephone technician
dear sir,
i am worked in saudi arabia last 26 years in one company.now my owner wants to send me on exit.
so there is any change to get any money from my company?..
its bakkery..so if its possible please reply me at
bsaleem_storm@rediff.com
best regards,
mohamed saleem
dear sir,
i am worked in saudi arabia last 26 years in one company.now my owner wants to send me on exit.
so there is any chance to get any money from my company?..
its bakkery..so if its possible please reply me at
bsaleem_storm@rediff.com
best regards,
mohamed saleem
hi,
my name is deepak jaitley, i m working in suadi bildadin compnay my company is terminate me 10 of feb. but i m not geeting passort or my pending due so plz tell me as per the suadi law how can i do.
I am working in this company,Nassir Manea Wabran Company & Partners 8 months already, I want to resign because I don’t like the system,I am a surveyor but my work here is different,we are also paying the iqama. I don’t want to continue with this company what are the possibilities will i have to pay any charges to my company or i have to give only notice period as mentioned please suggest me about this matter in accordance with the labour law..
Dear Sir, My contract with company would be completed on July 17, 2010. My Iqama is valid upto sep 24, 2010.I am plaaning to go exit on 31 Aug, 2010. Is there any restriction for my re-entry to Suadi after I have gone final exit.I mean to come back to any other Company. Plase advice. note* Company management is compelling me to re-new my Iqama.
sincerely Anzar.
Thanks
I came from saudi arabia about 2years back but in airport authorities taken finger prints on my that final exit. Now when that ban will be finished and I will be able to leave for saudia arabia ?
i am working in a company jubail saudi arabia at.but salary and other benefits are too bad.now i got a good offer from other employer.they will give me new visa. but my current employer will not provide NOC. my visa is electrician(kaharbanie mabanie).an i come back to saudi immediately. please help me by advice.
my SALARY IS PENDING FORM 3 MONTHS NOW I AM WORKING CURRENTLY IN 4 MONTH MAY BE AFTER SOME AYS IT WILL BE INCREASE TO 4 MONTHS HOW I EAT HOW TO DO I DONT UNDERSTAND SAUDI MAKING AS SUFFER A LOT ONE DAY WE HAVE STAYED WITHOUT LIGHT ALSO IN ACCOMADATION HOW TO DO I DONT UNDERSTAND NO MONEY FOR FOOD
Salam alaikom sir, i work in dental clinic and i was goin’ to end my contract this year month of may, my question is can i get my benefits after they transfer my iqama to my husband who’s working here, i was depended by my husband just now..and im afraid that they will not give my benefits after my contract.thanks.
help me
I am filing a resignation to the company in dammam where i work and they approved it. now im in the philippines after one month here i am planning to comeback in the same company thru negotiation. Is it Possible to comeback again? please let me know. or what i am to do.
sir,
i am going to finish my contract on june. after finsih my contract i wish to go on exit. i have already requested for exit visa to our company before 10 days. if company doesn’t arrange exit visa, how can get it. pls give details to take exit visa
i’m finished my contract last april 21, 2010 i file an exit to my company, i stop working also last april 22,2010 for the purpose that my papers would be process immedietly, but until now not yet been approved. what shoul i do for this matter… looking forward to your response. thank you very much & more power..
after 10 years of service,what will be the entitled number of annual leaves
To Whom it My Concerned,
what actions i must do if ever that employeer is refusing to give my benifits for 10 years?.or can consider the vacation pay as benifits?,,,pls,tell us how/where we can complain & file the case?.
Thank You,,
sir?
i have some question sir..i am terminated from my work..there is something bothering me is there any chance for me to comeback again here in saudi even if im terminated in my work?please help me
i finished my two years contract(2007-2009)(ready mix concrete company).and i didn’t sign for renewal of contract but i have my re-entry and i did not return to my employer for personal reason.now i’m here in philippines for almost 1year now.now i wanted to return to other company,not same nature of work(petro chemical company).now i want to know if i have a problem with immigration when i return to saudi arabia.(I done my finger printing before i take my vacation) Thank you
i would like to known how much a suadi company give when i will exit time include annual leave money and service money for two years.
Do we still need an NOC even we are already finish contract and file exit to our ex-employer? and can we come back emidietly in KSA with another employer without NOC?
as salam alai kum.
i was working with one of the company in riyadh with mohandis visa (civil engineer visa) with hrd and degree attestation done completely in the last year, i had taken leave for one month and an exit re entry visa was issued but due to some problem i had not return. so how many days banned had been impossed on me. and i want to join in another company. what are the criteria and rules impossed on me please help me out.
regards
Dear Sir,
After 4 years of service am i entitled for a separation pay and how much do i have to receive if my salary is 1700sar.
Thanks in advance.
greetings!i am currently working here in KSA and my contract will end by next month(Oct.).i already submitted my exit request 2 months before my contract end.now,there is this job offer from Qatar and i need to cross-country direct from KSA-Qatar.is there any problem doing so? and kindly advice me what to do if my employer kept me waiting for my repatriation. it always took a month or more before any expat be repatriated by this company.hoping for your response.thank you very much
Respected Sir,
I have necessary qualification and lot of
experience in civil engineering construction site field works. Can
following and sincerely all civil construction job very well.
I have experianced for concrete structure only.
I really appreciate the effort you have taken to answer the questions..
By the way my name is Abdul Majeeth. I am an indian national. i have returned from saudi arabia on re-entry on JULY 7rst 2009. now the visa got expired before one year. Now I got shortlisted for another company in KSA. Is there is any problem to re enter to KSA without the NOC?
hello Sir,
Iam working as a purchase co ordinater in a company and my contract is two years But iam not fell comfortable with this company.I want to change company
i am going to take exit with in a year.if i want to return back to ksa in other visa how much time it will take and what documents do i need.Please advice me.
Dear sir, I am working in a company for last two years and now i like to go with EXIT.If i went on EXIT after how many years i can re-enter in KSA for another job.The present employer can create any problems for my new arrival.Please advice me, i am awaiting for the valuable reply.
Dear Sir, I’m working as a driver in a company for last 11 years and my contract is two years and now I want to go exit in month of January, 2011 but my due in month of June 2011. I went last vacation on month of September, 2009 and come back on 19 December 2009 so I can get air ticket from the company and what shall be final settlement. Please reply me, I’m awaiting the valuable reply. 0592604543 0508799584 Email: miraj_ali2001@yahoo.com
Dear Sir,
I went for vacation last March 2010 with an exit/re-entry visa but didn’t came back. It’s been 9 months now since I left saudi arabia, now I have an offer for another company and I plan to go back there. Is it possible that I can go back there without any problem? Please advise, thank you…
I went for vacation last March 2010 with an exit/re-entry visa but didn’t came back. Now I have job offer and want to come back, its been 9 months now since I left saudi arabia. Can I come back without NOC to another company? Please advise thank you…
I am working here in saudi arabia as a chocolate designer in a small establishment, 6 months from now, i will be having my vacation, what are some benefits that i can avail? i am looking forward for your legal answer.
I got a job in saudi arabia on two year contract.If I am not satisfied with the job shall I take emergency leave with the visa open……Will there any problem in entering another GCC with the saudi visa open
went for vacation last March 2010 with an exit/re-entry visa but didn’t came back. Now I have job offer and want to come back, its been 9 months now since I left saudi arabia. Can I come back without NOC to another company? Please advise thank you…
How long dose a company have to pay the Saudi service award. My contract ended 31 Dec and I stil have not recived my Saudi service award. 17 Jan 2011
Dear Sir,
Greetings…
I am working here in Saudi Arabia since June 2008 which I will be 3 years in my current employer this coming June 2011. If ever I decide to find another job or employer here in Saudi, could it be possible to ask for a release from my current employer? How if my employer doesn’t want me to be released from them as my sponsor, what will I do?. Pls. give me advice.
Thanks and best regards.
Vic
goodday!
if the person is going on final Exit and he looking to come back with a month, he can enter once again in saudiarabia or not and how many months it will takes ko enter again……thank you in advance your reply were highly appreciated
That sounds like it will drive the cost up for companies and make saudi arabia cost more to do business. I know some ideas are good but some seem more in favor of the workers now.
Assalam wale kum,
Sir we are working in a water company , we came here as Sales Executive but when we came here we are working as Merchantiser we all are graduates and we are working as alobour here, earlier they told us the salary SR 2000 + commision but hwre no commision we only are getting salary, and no bonus , kindly tell us what to do what step should we take
Thank You
Dear Sir,
I am from Riyadh, KSA, was working in Midas Office Furniture, waorking as a CAD Designer from Last nine Months, They Terminated me when i join the company they said after 2 moths you have to bring transfer Iqama with Midas they Push me too much for to transfer the Iqama after when the transfer finish then tey terminate me after 5 months now they said me we will give you release but u have to pay Total 4000 Riyals because they charge for transfer fees & they renew my Iqama. But i want to know exactly wht is the labour law i have to pay this amount for them or no.
Please i request you to urgently u have to advice.
Thanking You
Arshad Ali Mirza
dear sir,I am from Jeddah working in the hospital as a midwife for 17 years.I submit my resignation and to stay until march 31,2011 but until now I dont have an exit visa because my employer died already so what Im going to do and How can I go back to my country?And also they will not give my service award if I dont have exit visa because according to them that’s their policy.Can u give an advise what Im going to do?thank u very much…
hi sir
this is alauddin. i came here alst 2.7 years. i work here as commi. 1 in pane caldo restaurent in the company name AL-SAWANI. but we r not recivinh the last four months salary and iqama(last 1 year) the company not renew over iqamas we r more than 30 worker 14 indian and 16 phillipino. and now is comapny is clossed we r stay at room last 1 month. acctully we dont know what we do in this time. the gernal manager said for us may be next month company will open. plese help us advice us what we do or not
i ma waiting for your respons (alauddin)
Dear Sir
I’m working very big establishment. But for past four months i cant get salary. my family suffering a lot. we came here to earn and to save our family. but since we are not getting salary on time. there is no use of staying here. if i go vacation [because my est., wont give exit or noc]and wont turn back. how many months i want to wait to enter again? any procedure is there. one company offering me with good package . please help me on this issue.