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The employer shall bear the
costs of transporting and returning the worker from point of hire to
worksite
The employer shall provide
free of charge 3 meals a day
The employer shall also provide
suitable living quarters.
Workers
are required to surrender their passports to their employers.
A foreign worker should be
under contract with and guaranteed by a Saudi employer, or a non-Saudi
employer authorized under the Regulations of Foreign Capital.
The Labor Contract should be
in writing, and drawn up in Arabic and in duplicate, one copy to be
retained by each party.
The contract should be signed
by the worker and the employer specifying the worker’s wage, job
specification, and terms of employment.
The work week is from Saturday
through Wednesday, with the weekend on Thursday and Friday.
Note: Friday is the Muslim holy
day of the week.
Regular working hours is 8
hours per day / 48 hours per week
Note: During Ramadan – not to exceed
6 hrs/day or 36 hrs/week exclusive of the intervals for prayer, rest and
meals
Regular working hours may be
raised to 9 hrs/day in certain categories (e.g. hotels, snack bars,
restaurants)
Regular working hours may also
be reduced in case of hazardous or harmful nature
Overtime Pay of 150% is
provided for work rendered on rest days and holidays
Overtime should note exceed 4
hours
Where the worker has completed
1 year service, he shall be entitled to an annual vacation leave of 15 days
with full wages payable in advance.
After two (2) years of
service, a worker is entitled to a one (1) month fully paid vacation leave.
Vacation leave shall be
increased to 21 days where the worker has completed 10 continuous years of
service
Employer shall grant worker
sick leave with full pay for the first 30 days and ¾ pay for the next 60
days in any 1 year
Employees of firms with 10 or
more workers are covered with Social Insurance
Foreign workers and their
dependents are not entitled to free government heath care services.
Foreign workers do not file
personal income tax
Foreign
workers cannot leave KSA without their employers consent.
An
exit permit is required at the airport before one can leave the Kingdom.
The exit visa is only issued upon the request of the Saudi sponsor.
An
OFW can only re-enter the Kingdom after six(6) months from his last
departure from the Kingdom.
If
you pre-terminate your contract, you will have to wait for three (3) years
before you are allowed to return to Saudi Arabia.
Just causes for termination of
contract:
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Committed assault against the employer
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Failure to fulfill the essential obligations
arising from the contract or obey legitimate orders
§
Insubordination
§
Bad conduct affecting honesty or honor
§
Negligence with intent to cause damage/material
loss to the employer
§
Misrepresentation/forgery to obtain the job
§
Absenteeism
§
Loss of confidence by the employer
Notes: Labor Disputes are settled in Labor
Courts or the High Committee for Settlement of Disputes (excluding Household
workers)
Employment of foreign domestic
helpers is not covered by the provisions of the Saudi Labor Law.
Female household workers
should be at least twenty-one (21) years of age
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