An important decision for expatriate workers in the private sector in Saudi Arabia (get to know it)

An important decision was recently announced by the Ministry of Human Resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding expatriate workers.

This decision relates to the implementation of the second phase of amending the job transition mechanism for expatriate workers in the private sector. This mechanism was limited in the previous stage to expatriate workers in individual establishments only, but it has now been circulated to all private sector establishments.

The Ministry of Human Resources launches a new decision for all expatriate workers in the private sector in Saudi Arabia (get to know it)

The Ministry indicated that the transition mechanism requires:

The decision includes enabling the expatriate worker in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to move to a new employer without the need to transfer unpaid financial compensation from the previous employer before moving. The decision also requires the new employer to pay the worker financial compensation from the date of appointment.

This stage is one of the decisions that are in the interest of expatriate workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the accumulation of unpaid sums is avoided by the current employer, and the new employer is held responsible for paying these debts. The decision also contributes to raising the level of flexibility in job transfer procedures between establishments, in order to create an attractive labor market and achieve the objectives of the labor market strategy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This stage is an addition to the development of the Ministry’s policies and services in line with raising the efficiency and level of rights of migrant workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.