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Mohammad
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 Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:41 am Post subject: Saudi Labour Law |
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Hi all,
Does anyone know where I can get hold of any information on the Saudi Labour law? Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mohammad |
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ootii
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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Saudi Labour Law |
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| Mohammad wrote: |
Hi all,
Does anyone know where I can get hold of any information on the Saudi Labour law? Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mohammad |
See:
Alison Lerrick and Q. Javed Mian, Saudi Business and Labor Law: Its Interpretation and Application 2nd Ed. (London: Graham & Trotman, 1987) |
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Mohammad
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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ooti,
Thanks for that. I have checked on Amazon, it costs �354.00. Do you think it is possible that I might find it in a library?
Also, does anyone know what a Saudi employer needs to legally provide an employee as part of a contract?
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Mohammad |
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ootii
Joined: 27 Oct 2005
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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Mohammad wrote: |
ooti,
Thanks for that. I have checked on Amazon, it costs �354.00. Do you think it is possible that I might find it in a library?
Also, does anyone know what a Saudi employer needs to legally provide an employee as part of a contract?
Regards,
Mohammad |
If you are in London then you can surely find it in a library somewhere. If all else fails, the British Library, or the University of London library at Senate House.
Saudi employers are not bound by law to provide very much. Health insurance is not mandatory, however, employers are technically responsible for the costs of their employees' health care. This means that most employers do carry some kind of health insurance for their staff.
Customary packages include an end of service benefit and tickets home, periodically or at the end of the contract, and a housing and transport benefit.
In theory, the conditions of your contract can be enforced. In practice, it is extremely difficult to compel Saudi employers to pay you if they take it into their mind that they will not.
Anyone contemplating working here should do whatever they can to verify the reliability of their prosective employers. |
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Mohammad
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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ooti,
Your replies have been most helpful, thanks. Sorry, I have another question, are they legally required to provide a transport benefit?
Regards,
Mohammad |
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ootii
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:37 am Post subject: |
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| Mohammad wrote: |
ooti,
Your replies have been most helpful, thanks. Sorry, I have another question, are they legally required to provide a transport benefit?
Regards,
Mohammad |
I'm not certain, but I expect so since it usually trivial. Focus on contractual, not legal, obligation. These are much easier to enforce than nebulous "labor law".
For instance, employers are obliged to pay iqama and annual visa - exit / re-entry - fees for all foreign employees and their dependents who are legally accompanying them. This has been publicly confirmed by the Council of Ministers. Nevertheless, the universities still refuse to do this and force all employees to pay their own fees to the Ministry of the Interior.
They say that since they were set up by "Royal Decree" the law does not apply to them. This is untrue since other bodies established in the same manner do pay these fees.
A contractual obligation is much easier to enforce, and more recognizeable to a court, than one stated in a law somewhere. |
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Stephen Jones
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Do remember that the labour law has changed but nobody, probably not even the ministry, has a copy of the new one, which will come into effect some time or other after they have finished writing it  |
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scot47
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| And remember that the works of Lewis Carroll should be studied closely before coming to KSA. |
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Mohammad
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you all for your input, it's much appreciated. What else (if any) are employers obliged to provide as part of a contract? |
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Hector_Lector
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| A decent salary, paid on time, although not all employers appear to realise this. |
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Mohammad
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| So, any more information anyone? |
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Mark100
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:17 am Post subject: |
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A contract in Saudi doesn't necessarily mean that much.
You need to work for a well known company with a decent track record.
That is your best protection in Saudi.
Forget about trying to enforce Saudi labour law....you will be wasting your time. |
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