The employment of women both foreign and national in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia has long been the subject of debate and examination
by the Ministry of Labour. The Ministry of Labour has long aimed at
increasing the rate of KSA female participation in the workforce.
There have been misconceptions on the ability of women to work in
the Kingdom and it is important to note that the amended labour law
has a number of provisions which are expected to encourage women
working. In this article we examine the main regulations on the
employment of women as well as the amended labour law
provisions.
Women are permitted to work in KSA in accordance with cultural
and religious norms which require that female employees are
segregated from male colleagues in the workplace, with separate
facilities, work stations and work place entrances. It is worth
noting that observing such regulations can sometimes be conditions
of a property lease for the use of office premises.
