There’s the famous urban legend of the investment banker who just before heading to lunch, picks up the top half of a pile of new CVs on his desk and drops them in the bin, unread. When his lunch colleague questions why he would do such a thing, he claims that those applicants are
The Saudi Labour Regulations Saudi Arabia’s labour laws have their foundation in Royal Decree No. M/51, dated 23/8/1426 H, corresponding to 27/9/2005 G (as amended) – “the Labour Law,” and its Implementing Regulations enacted by Ministerial Resolution No. 1982 dated 28/6/1437 H corresponding to 6/4/2016 G – “the 2016 IRs”. These are together interpreted
On Friday April 3rd, the state run Saudi Press Agency announced that help is being offered to private firms affected by COVID-19 with regards to salaries of Saudi citizens in order to avoid redundancies. “The employer has the right, instead of terminating the contract of a Saudi worker, to apply for compensation request to the
According to a recent Reuters article there is some relief in sight for companies hiring expat workers. As mentioned in our Saudi Employment Overview there has been a steady increase in fees in recent years in an effort to enforce Saudisation initiatives which aim to drive increased employment of Saudi citizens within the private
