المملكة: Universities start "screening" Allowances and stops "Scarcity" For specializations that do not meet the requirements

Initiated a number of Universitiesin the procedures to stop the “scarcity allowance” for faculty members in some specializations as of February; For not meeting the conditions of the unified professional classification and the approved nationalization rates.

Informed sources revealed to Al-Youm that a number of Universitiesto implement urgent ministerial circulars requiring a review of faculty members’ financial entitlements, based on strict controls approved by the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Education to control the disbursement process.

Official documents showed that the suspension decisions were based on the results of “alignment” in the human resources system “Injaz,” which obligated academics to update general and specific specialty data according to the unified Saudi classification of educational levels and specializations.

The payroll and benefits departments explained in letters addressed to employees that the regular study of the entered data proved that the eligibility conditions for inclusion of the allowance were not met, which necessitates its official suspension from the payroll process by the month of February.
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The universities based their decision on precise criteria required for The allowance paymentThe percentage of Saudis in the specialization should not exceed 50%, with the need for the exact specialization of the faculty member to match the titles mentioned in the appointment decision and the classification of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

The regulations set varying percentages for disbursing the allowance, with specialists in the engineering, medical, health and computer fields receiving the highest percentage of 40%, while 30% was allocated to administrative, financial and systems specializations.

The relative disparities included granting 25% to the specializations of languages, translation, basic and applied sciences, readings, special education and kindergarten, while it was decided to pay 20% to lecturers. And teaching assistants working in colleges in peripheral governorates.

The regulations confirmed the continued disbursement of the allowance to those entitled to it during the periods of summer vacation and sabbatical leave to ensure financial stability, while the right to the allowance falls immediately in cases of secondment or secondment to work outside the scope of the university.

The concerned authorities called on members who received suspension notices to communicate directly with the payroll departments in the event of inquiries, stressing the importance of the accuracy of the data entered to avoid any negative effects on Financial dues in the future.