المملكة: Including additional pay and annual leave… 8 factors on the list of agricultural and herder workers

Prohibiting the employment of those under 21 years of age

The regulations stipulate the prohibition of employing or employing a worker who is under 21 years of age. It also prohibits assigning the worker to any work not agreed upon in the employment contract, or employing him for others or for his own account, or obligating him to work in a profession that contradicts the profession written in the contract and residence permit.

And it permitted The regulations, by agreement of both parties, place the worker on probation for a period with pay not exceeding 90 days from the date of his joining work, so that either party has the right to terminate the contract during this period without compensation, with an emphasis on the inadmissibility of subjecting the worker to a trial period more than once with the same employer.

Regulation of working hours and rest

The regulations affirm that it is not permissible for a worker to actually work more than 8 hours a day, or to work him during rest days for more than 5 consecutive hours without a break for food.

It is also not permissible to work more than 5 consecutive hours without interspersed with a rest period of not less than half an hour, which is counted within the working hours.

Additional pay and a weekly day of rest

The regulations obligate the employer to pay an additional wage for overtime hours of work equivalent to the hourly wage plus 50% of the basic wage, with the hours of work performed on holidays and holidays not being counted among the additional working hours.

The worker is entitled to a weekly paid rest day of no less than 24 consecutive hours, and he has the right to an alternative rest day if he is employed on the weekly rest day.

Annual leave of no less than 30 days

The regulations grant the worker an annual paid leave of no less than 30 days for each year of work, with his right to cash compensation for the balance of leave in the event that the contractual relationship ends before it is exhausted.

The Eid al-Fitr leave is also set at four days starting from the twenty-ninth day of the month of Ramadan, in addition to two days off. National Day and Foundation Day are on the twelfth of February every year.

Employer Obligations and Workers’ Rights

The regulations obligated the employer to provide suitable housing for the worker inside or outside the workplace, and appropriate food or financial allowance for it, in addition to providing means of transportation or financial compensation in the event that the residence is different from the workplace.

It stressed that the worker should not be charged any expenses related to the entry, residence, or exit visa, and not keep his passport or any His official documents or personal belongings.

The regulations affirmed the employer’s obligation to bear the costs of preparing, transporting and burying the worker’s body inside the Kingdom in the event of his death, and not preventing him from communicating with his family, or exercising his right to grievance and appeal before the competent authorities, in addition to not charging him any fees related to recruitment procedures.

On the other hand, the regulations obligated the worker to perform the agreed-upon work with care and sincerity, adhere to the employer’s directions and supervision, and maintain work hours. Preserving the employer’s secrets and not divulging them to others, while prohibiting him from working for his own account or for others during the validity of the employment contract or after its expiration, in accordance with what is required by the relevant regulations.