Employees working in Saudi Arabia are entitled to certain privileges regarding vacations from work and public holidays.
Annual leave
An employee shall be entitled to an annual leave of not less than 21 days, to be increased to a duration...
New regulations in Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor outline the various penalties for employers who abuse their workers.
A report by Saudi Gazette enumerates a list of violations with corresponding fines.
An employer who retains passport of employees will be fined...
ENTERING INTO A WORKING CONTRACT
A work contract is a contract concluded between an employer and an employee, whereby the latter undertakes to work under the management or supervision of the former for a wage.
The work contract shall be in...
ACTUAL WORKING HOURS
An employee may not actually work for more than (8) hours a day if the employer uses the daily work criterion, or more than (48) hours a week if he uses the weekly criterion. During the month...
Employers who count weekends as part of a worker's annual leave will be fined up to SAR100,000, a local daily quoting a Ministry of Labor source as saying on Sunday.
According to Makkah Arabic daily, the source said the ministry...
Employees are free to raise complaints against their employers in Saudi Arabia. Disputes are taken to labor offices, found all over Saudi Arabia, where the court listens to both sides of the party, examine evidence and decide on the...
Expats and OFWs working in Saudi have one goal in my mind,--that is to earn money. In this case, a little extra on the side never hurts anybody. Here are some tips to activities that can be done at...
Employees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are entitled to End of Service Benefits (ESB). These are benefits given to employees at the time they leave the company. Entitlement to End of Service Benefits, however, varies depending on the...
1.You will save a lot of money
Saudi Arabia’s lack of entertainment will force you to halt spending. Dating in Saudi Arabia is not the easiest, either. There is very little to spend your money on, except for restaurants...
Like any other country, working in Saudi Arabia has its share of advantages and disadvantages. While we often hear stories of employer abuse, escaping domestic workers, and scorching temperatures that don't seem appealing to workers, let's look deeper beyond...
