What you’ll learn
- Country Introduction
- Social Security and Employee contribution
- End of service
- Probation Period & Termination of Indefinite Contract
- Termination of Contract Post Probation Period
- Working hours
- Sick leave
- Maternity leave
- Medical insurance
Saudi Arabia Introduction
Saudi Arabia is a country in the Arabian Peninsula bordered by Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. Saudi Arabia is considered both a regional and middle power with the largest economy in the Middle East. The country has a very high Human Development Index, and offers tuition-free university education, no personal income tax, and a free universal health care system.
Social Security and Employee contribution
Expatriate working in KSA are subject to the following social security contribution
- 2% Employer contribution with a cap 900 SAR
Local Saudi National are subject to the following social security contribution
- 9.5% Employee contribution
- 11.75% Employer contribution
End of service
The worker shall be entitled an amount equivalent to fifteen-day wage for each year of the worker’s employment
Probation Period & Termination of Indefinite Contract
A probation period shall be expressly stated and clearly indicated in the work contract, provided that such probation period shall not exceed 90 days, exclusive of Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha holidays and sick leaves. The probation period may be extended by written agreement between the worker and the employer, provided that it shall not exceed 180 days. Each party shall have the right to terminate the contract during this period, unless the contract contains a provision giving the right to terminate the contract to only one of them
Termination of Contract Post Probation Period
Either party may terminate it for a valid reason to be specified in a written notice served to the other party prior to the termination date as specified in the contract, provided that such period is not less than 60 days
Working hours
A worker may not actually work for more than nine hours a day , or more than forty-five hours a week if he uses the weekly criterion
Sick leave
A worker whose illness has been proven shall be eligible for a paid sick leave for the first 30 days, three quarters of the wage for the next 60 days, and without pay for the following 30 days, during a single year, whether such leaves are continuous or intermittent
Maternity leave
Female workers shall be entitled to fully paid maternity leave for a period of 10 weeks to be divided at the female worker’s discretion. Such period may start four weeks prior to the expected date of delivery. Expected date of delivery shall be determined pursuant to a medical report certified by a health authority
Medical insurance
Medical health insurance is mandatory to be provided by employer in KSA
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