ARTICLE · 19 JANUARY 2016

New Fines Applicable In KSA

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Since August 2011 the Ministry of Labour in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has focused on promoting employment for KSA nationals and updating labour legislation to produce a more dynamic labour market.

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Since August 2011 the Ministry of Labour in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has focused on promoting employment for KSA nationals and updating labour legislation to produce a more dynamic labour market. Recently these measures culminated in the amendment of the KSA Labour Law (Labour Law) with the amendments coming into effect on 18 October 2015 and the introduction of new fines to support the enforcement of those amendments.

The new fines were introduced by way of Ministerial Resolution Number 4786 dated 28/12/1436H (equivalent to 12 October 2015) (Resolution) and supplement existing fines under the Labour Law and immigration regulations. In this article we examine the main fines introduced in the Resolution.

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