As-Per the new rules, Now Expatriates be able to change employers much easier than before.
As-per the provision in the Labor Act that an expatriate worker could transfer his services to another employer only after spending minimum 12 months with the current employer from the date of Enter to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
As a result, an amendment to the Labor Law has been approved by the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, now
An expatriate worker can now transfer his or her services to another employer without having to wait at least a year after arriving in Saudi Arabia if certain conditions are met.
The amended regulations state that the transfer requires the consent of the current employer, which should not violate the conditions set out in the Nitakat Saudiization program for the private sector.
The new regulation is part of three amendments approved by the Minister Engineer. Ahmed Al-Razi in the legal article of the Executive Regulation of Labor Law.
Under the new amendment, an expatriate worker can transfer his or her services to another employer without specifying a time limit between the current employer's approval and the provisions of the Nitakat Incentive Program for the company for job Saudiization.
The second amendment was made in paragraph 14 of item 2 of paragraph 7 that "Migrant workers have the right to transfer their services to another employer after the expiration of the registered work contract without the consent of the current employer.
The third amendment added paragraph no. Items 2 to 21 of Article 14, which read as follows: “Regarding the provisions of Section 77 of the Labor Act, an expatriate worker may transfer his services to another employer without the approval of the current employer while fulfilling the conditions.
The prescribed conditions are: the employee has spent 12 months with the current employer from the date of entry into his state; The employee must notify the current employer of the transfer within 90 days of the end of the contractual relationship,