Saudi Arabia’s labour authorities have specified the regulations that an employer should follow to cancel an official absenteeism report filed against an expat employee, Gulf News reports.
The rules, set by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, include forwarding a letter - approved by the Chamber of Commerce - that incorporates the employer’s cancellation request.
In addition, an employer must also reportedly pledge to pay the fee for the resulting renewal of the expatriate employer’s residency permit.
The ministry has also highlighted the other requirements to complete the cancellation process, including a stipulation that the establishment employing the worker should be committed to paying the labour licence fees and that the expatriate at the centre of the request should not have lodged a claim of falsehood against the absenteeism complaint with the labour office.
According to other rules for an eligible cancellation application, there should be no more than one absenteeism report filed against an expatriate, who should not also be in custody pending deportation from the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia hosts a large community of foreign migrant workers.
In recent years, the kingdom has reportedly introduced several labour reforms intended to balance the contractual relationship between employer and employee and invigorate the job market.
Source: Gulf News
Saudi Arabia’s labour authorities have specified the regulations that an employer should follow to cancel an official absenteeism report filed against an expat employee, Gulf News reports.
The rules, set by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, include forwarding a letter - approved by the Chamber of Commerce - that incorporates the employer’s cancellation request.
In addition, an employer must also reportedly pledge to pay the fee for the resulting renewal of the expatriate employer’s residency permit.
The ministry has also highlighted the other requirements to complete the cancellation process, including a stipulation that the establishment employing the worker should be committed to paying the labour licence fees and that the expatriate at the centre of the request should not have lodged a claim of falsehood against the absenteeism complaint with the labour office.
According to other rules for an eligible cancellation application, there should be no more than one absenteeism report filed against an expatriate, who should not also be in custody pending deportation from the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia hosts a large community of foreign migrant workers.
In recent years, the kingdom has reportedly introduced several labour reforms intended to balance the contractual relationship between employer and employee and invigorate the job market.
Source: Gulf News