Employers face up to six months in jail and SR100,000 fine for allowing workers to work for others
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- Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry warned individual employers not to allow their employees to work for others or for personal benefit.
- Violations can bring a fine of up to SR100,000, imprisonment for up to six months and a recruitment ban lasting up to five years.
- The ministry urged the public to report violations through designated emergency numbers.
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has warned individual employers that allowing their employees to work for others, or for their own personal benefit, can lead to severe penalties.
The ministry said offenders face a fine of up to SR100,000 and imprisonment for as long as six months. Authorities can also bar them from recruiting workers for up to five years.
The ministry called on employers and employees to comply fully with residency, labor and border-security regulations. It asked residents to report violations by calling 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom.
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Originally published by Saudi Gazette in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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