It confirmed that it aims to regulate the procedures for unilaterally terminating the employment contract in the event of cessation of work
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced the launch of an initiative to improve the contractual relationship for domestic workers, which regulates the procedures for unilaterally terminating the employment contract in the event that the domestic worker stops working.
The Ministry explained that this initiative comes as a continuation of the Ministry’s ongoing endeavor to review labor market regulations and enhance the quality of the recruitment sector and policies related to the recruitment of domestic workers, and in line with the Ministry’s strategy for the labor market aimed at improving the contractual relationship between workers and employers, preserving the contractual rights of all parties, and increasing attractiveness and flexibility. The labor market in the Kingdom.
The Ministry stated that if the employer terminates the employment contract due to the domestic worker’s interruption of work within two years of the worker’s entry into the Kingdom, the worker must finally leave within 60 days, otherwise he will be considered in violation of the residency and labor regulations.
She added that if the contract is terminated due to cessation of work after more than two years, the domestic worker must permanently leave or move to a new employer within 60 days from the date of cessation of work, otherwise he will be considered in violation of the residency and work regulations, and the Ministry has set specific controls in the event of reporting. Absence from work allows the employer to cancel the interruption report within 15 days starting from the date it was first submitted, after which the report is considered final if the worker does not have a request to transfer services through the Musaned platform, or a final exit.
The initiative provides two main services: the contract termination service due to absence from work and the labor mobility service. The initiative’s services include all domestic workers within specific controls that take into account the rights of both parties to the contractual relationship, provided that the initiative enters into force 120 days after the date of publication of the decision issued on Ramadan 18, 1445 AH.