Frequently Asked Questions
Resignation Period
Q: I came on company visa and working here as an accountant from
last 3 years I have complete my contract and I resign before few days
and gave them one month notice period but my company saying to me that
at least you have to give us 3 months notice it is labor law.
A: As per Labour Law Chapter II Article 75:
If the contract is of an indefinite term, either party may terminate
it for a valid reason to be specified in a written notice to be served
to the other party at least thirty days prior to the termination date
if the workman is paid monthly and not less than fifteen days for
others.
Transfer of Sponsorship
Q: I Want to to transfer my sponsorship to other company. I
came on company visa and my contract has finished. My company is in
yellow category but they are not agree to give me transfer and the
company where I want to transfer my sponsorship it is in high green.
Will it be approved?
A: As long as the company is not in the red, you should
be allowed to transfer. You may have to pay the transfer fees out of
your own pocket.
Computation of end-of-service pay
Q: How is the end of service calculated in Saudi Arabia?
A: Section Four: End-of-Service Award
Article 84: Upon the end of the work relation, the employer shall pay
the worker an end-of service award of a half-month wage for each of
the first five years and a one-month wage for each of the following
years. The end-of-service award shall be calculated on the basis of
the last wage and the worker shall be entitled to an end-of-service
award for the portions of the year in proportion to the time spent on
the job.
Article 85: If the work relation ends due to the worker’s resignation,
he shall, in this case, be entitled to one third of the award after a
service of not less than two consecutive years and not more than five
years, to two thirds if his service is in excess of five successive
years but less than ten years and to the full award if his service
amounts to ten or more years.
Exit Re-entry Issue to Saudi Arabia
Q: I have availed my vacation from KSA, unfortunately I did not
return to KSA within stipulated time. My iqama validity has also been
expired. Currently I got an offer in KSA. Is it possible to retune to
KSA without any problem?
My new visa also stamped from Saudi consulate. But when I checked in
online status, still my status is showing “Absent from Work” . I am
afraid to if any problem will come while entering KSA at the Airport
during Finger Time which was done earlier also.
A: It appears that your old employer may have entered a “haroob
complaint” against you. It is likely that you will face difficulties
if you try and enter the country under the sponsorship of a new
employer. You should have contacted your old sponsor when your visa
expired and certainly should not have allowed your visa (residence
permit expiry date) to expire.
The correct procedure is to leave on a final exit visa and return on a
new visa (where there is no objection from the old sponsor) or apply
for transfer of sponsorship (AN).
Practice of work by the dependants such as
wives and children
He shall be fined as follows:
• 1000 S.R. first instance.
• 2000 S.R. second instance.
• 3000 S.R. third instance and the issue will be referred to the
Minister of Interior for his direction towards termination of the
violator's Iqama and deport him.
Reentry expired
Q: What are the recent changes in re-entry visa rules as I
failed to enter in the kingdom and my visa expired my iqama also
expired I have been in India for 1 year. Shall I have to wait for 2
years as conventional ban earlier ?
A: You should be entitled to work in the Kingdom subject to
obtaining a new visa from your old sponsor/new sponsor. The only
circumstance in which you will not be permitted to work is where you
have signed up to non-compete provisions in the employment contract
with your old employer.
Fake Huroob (abscond) reporting
Q: I took transfer from my old sponsor And submitted all
papers to the new company but my old sponsor put me in Huroob
(absconding). now my new company cannot get transfer and labour office
says we don not have the system to remove huroobs...
A: You can no longer ask your old sponsor to cancel the "huroob"
and the only way that this can be currently lifted is by way of
application to the Labour Committee upon the successful determination
of a law suit in your favour. You will need to find out why your old
sponsor filed a "huroob" against you after agreeing to transfer your
sponsorship and where unlawful, challenge this action by filing a law
suit at the Labour Committee.
Unlimited Contract
Q: How many years I need to work with my sponsor and my
contract paper only shows the date of employment. Finishing date of my
contract not mentioned?
A: If your contract does not have an expiration date then the
expiration date of your working permit shall be the expiration date of
the contract, according to Article (37) of the Labor Law. In order to
work for another employer, you need to finish your contract with your
current employer, unless he violates Nitaqat Guide or the Labor Law,
and you have a valid reason to terminate your contract and transfer
your sponsorship to another employer, then you can file a complaint
before the Labor Office in this regard.
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