المملكة: 74 thousand riyals… final compensation for a worker who was excluded from insurance without his knowledge
The labor court decided in Final ruling A dispute between a worker and an employer after it was proven that the latter terminated the employment contract without a legitimate reason, and excluded him from social insurance under the pretext of resignation without his knowledge, then an attempt to oblige him to a new contract different in title, date of commencement, and nature of the contractual relationship.
The court had ruled in its session held yesterday, Sunday, 7/29/1447 AH, proving the illegality of the termination, and obligating the employer With worker compensation and full disbursement Social Insurance and bank account statements, while the defendant did not provide anything to the contrary.
The court also clarified that the worker’s contract was with an institution owned by the employer, and that the latter’s attempt to exclude the worker from insurance and subsequently contract with him through an independent company is not considered a legal justification for terminating the relationship, stressing that replacing the contractual relationship cannot be done without following the legal procedures stipulated in the labor system.
Based on the evidence of wrongful termination, the court ruled in favor of the worker based on Articles “77”, “84” and “111” of the Labor Law, the ruling stated that the worker would be compensated 8,438.73 riyals for the leave balance and 38,459.57 riyals as end-of-service gratuity, in addition to 27,417.28 riyals in compensation for wrongful termination.
The parties to the lawsuit were informed of the statutory objection period of 30 days starting from the day following the delivery of the instrument, as stipulated. Article 187 of the Code of Sharia Procedures applies before the ruling becomes final after the expiry of the period without submitting an objection.
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