Saudi Arabia: Shura Council and Labour Ministry continue to support 40-hour week

The consultative assembly (Shura Council) and Saudi Labour Ministry have rejected representations made by Chambers of Commerce on why they should reconsider their decision to introduce a 40-hour week and obligatory two-day weekend in the private sector in Saudi Arabia. The Labour Ministry has recently warned employers that they will be fined if they ignore the weekend work ban or seek to include weekends when calculating annual holiday entitlements.

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