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hsm · Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Posts: 65 Location: Second Floor

The end of service benefits of worker’s rights on the employer in the case of termination of the employment contract, and it is obligatory on the employer to pay the worker at the end of the contract of employment, whether it is a fixed-term contract or indefinite. That’s the easy way to estimate end of service benefits expense, the maturity date of the reward, and how to calculate it according to the rules of the Saudi Labor Law:

https://www.laboreducation.gov.sa/en/Contracts/End-of-Service-Award-Cal-5823

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mnruman · Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Posts: 93 Location: Manchester, UK

Can anyone vouch for this calc and advise whether its accurate or not.

RustyShackleford · Joined: 13 May 2013 Posts: 449

It's a governmental website and, from my understanding of current Saudi labor law, is accurate.

buravirgil · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:21 am Post subject:

Saudi labor law is an exercise in promotions, like a public service announcement produced by a beef or dairy council. That's not to say the ministry won't take any case, but...be prepared to wait...years.

Contractors especially, but not to exclusion, make a practice of never informing you of when they have documented a breach of contract. They don't fire you and they just don't tell you. I'd actually gained the respect of a middle manager in my three years that warned me in a strained, vague language that a request for leave (that his boss prefer be used to scuttle a bonus) could not be advised.

The business model for contractors is a yearly turnover. That said, I was awarded three years and I knew a few others awarded their two. Single years are part of the business plan.

2buckets · Joined: 14 Dec 2010 Posts: 515 Location: Middle East

In my experience I've found that it is impossible to calculate what your bonus will be. That being said, in 3 KSA contracts and 2 UAE contracts, my bonus turned out to be more than I expected.

buravirgil · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:53 pm Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:55 pm Post subject:

Mine was in the contract, too. Half a months salary for the first 4 years, but you didn't get anything if you left after one year, You had to stay for 2 years and then you'd get one month's salary (so, if you left after 4 years, your bonus would be 2 months salary. Upon completion of the fifth year, it upped to a month's salary for each year (so, if you left after 5 years, your bonus would be 5 month's salary.)

Regards,
John

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Ditto. Working out exact amount, including vacation pay die not get me the right answer. I got more than expected when I left the Airline after 6 +years and when I left KFUPM after 8 years.