Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

Saudi Arabia :: Notice period

Notice periods differ according to the type of contract and, more specifically, the method of payment …

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Saudi Arabia :: Application of the labour law

The Saudi labour law specifies the conditions under which an employment relationship may be terminated …

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Saudi Arabia :: Employee termination

◉ Termination without notice According to the Labour Law, dismissal on the grounds of misconduct may be effected immediately, without any notice served and in such circumstances employers do not have the obligation to pay for severance …

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Saudi Arabia :: Severance payments

Employees are entitled to receive half a month’s payment for each year of service for the first five years of employment and a month’s salary for every subsequent year …

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Saudi Arabia :: Protection against dismissal

Female employees on maternity leave may not be dismissed nor served with a notice of termination [Article 155 Labour law] …

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Saudi Arabia :: Collective redundancy

Medium and large-sized companies wishing to proceed with collective redundancies must inform the Ministry of Labour at least 60 days prior to serving notice of termination to employees …

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