The Ministry of Human Resources issues an important decision for all expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia (get to know it)

An important decision was announced by the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources regarding expatriate workers in the Kingdom, where the second phase of amending the job transition mechanism for expatriate workers was implemented, and applied to all private sector establishments, after it had been limited in the first stage to individual establishments for expatriate workers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Details of the decision issued by the Ministry of Human Resources

The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources announced, through its official website, an important decision for expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia, in implementation of the second phase of amending the job transition mechanism for expatriate workers, on all private sector establishments, after it was limited to individual establishments for expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry indicated that the transition mechanism requires enabling the worker in Saudi Arabia to move to a new employer without transferring the unpaid financial compensation from the previous employer before moving and staying there, as previously for expatriate workers, and asking the new employer in Saudi Arabia to pay the financial compensation from the date of the worker.

An important interest for all expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia

This phase aims to achieve a benefit for all parties by stopping the accumulation of unpaid amounts on the current employer, easing the burden on expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia, and not burdening the new employer with previous debts in order to benefit from the services of the worker in Saudi Arabia, as the worker in Saudi Arabia can move to A new employer without transferring the unpaid financial compensation from the previous employer before moving and staying with him, and asking the new employer in Saudi Arabia to pay the financial compensation from the date of the worker.

This decision helps raise the level of flexibility of job transfer procedures between establishments to create an attractive labor market, and comes as an extension of developing the policies and services of the Ministry of Human Resources in Saudi Arabia, in line with the objectives of the labor market strategy, raising its efficiency, and improving the level of rights of expatriate workers in the Kingdom.