Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 70273 of 1440 Issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Labour Law
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Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 70273 of 1440 Issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Labour Law
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Date of adoption
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18December 2018 |
Entry into force
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Arabic
Source:
– The Ministry of Labor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accessed: 14June 2019, retrieved from: https://mlsd.gov.sa/ar/decisions |
Abstract
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The conditions, regulations, and procedures for the transfer of foreign workers’ services (Art. 14):
a. The existence of a court case between the worker and employer, which was prolonged through actions of the latter. b. Upon receiving a recommendation from the judge presiding over the case with the goal of preventing damages, which the worker may incur as part of the process. c. If the establishment fails to pay the wages of the worker for three months consecutively, or paid the third month’s wages late so long as the worker has not caused or contributed to the delay. The worker must submit a request to the Ministry within a year from the date of the last delayed payment. d. If the employer is absent (travelling, imprisonment, death, or any other reason) and this leads to the establishment not meeting its obligations towards its workers for three months. e. Some categories and nationalities of workers whose situation is regulated through special procedures and whose work contract has ended or was terminated by the employer. f. A dependent whose services had been transferred to work for another establishment after the work relationship has ended in accordance with procedures and arrangements set by the Ministry. g. Cases of family reunification: if one of the spouses has a valid work contract inside the Kingdom and his/her work contract with their current employer has ended or was terminated by the employer; if one the spouses is a Saudi national. h. The worker has reported a case of commercial concealment against his employer and provided evidence, as long as the worker is not party to the concealment. i. Any other cases necessitated by considerations of the public good as determined by the Minister or his deputy.
a. The dependent is at least 18 years old. b. The conditions for transfer in this article are met. c. The conditions for change of profession set in Art. 14 (3) are met excluding sub-articles a,c, and d.
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