Living and working in Saudi Arabia
When a Saudi job ends, you are owed your end of service award and your last wages. Your employer has one week to pay, or two weeks if you resigned (Art. 88).
Your time limits
- Final pay
- Within one week. Within two weeks if you ended the contract. (Art. 88)
- Time limit to claim
- 12 months from the end of the job. Friendly settlement at HRSD comes first and is free. (Art. 234)
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The key facts at work
- End of service award
- Half a month's pay a year for the first 5 years, then a month's pay a year. (Art. 84)
- If you resign
- Nothing under 2 years. One third from 2 to 5 years, two thirds over 5 and under 10, all of it from 10. (Art. 85)
- SANED
- Saudi unemployment insurance covers Saudi nationals only. (SANED Law, Art. 3)
Work out the exact figure with the Saudi Arabia calculator on eosbcalculator.com.