Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Imprisonment and Fine for Employer, if he allowed Expat worker to work for his personal benefit
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) in Saudi Arabia confirmed that a Saudi employer, who allows his expat worker to engage in jobs for their own personal benefit or for sum of money will be penalized with a maximum jail term of 3 months and a fine of 50,000 Saudi Riyals.
The Saudi Jawazat clarified that, the employer who committed this violation for the first time will be awarded with 1 month jail term and a fine of 5000 riyals, In case of repeating it for the 2nd time, the penalty will be 2 months jail term and a fine of 20,000 Riyals and for the 3rd time violation, the employer will have to face 3 months in prison and fines amounting 50,000 riyals.
- The Jawazat added that, fine will be multiplied with number of workers in all the cases, whom the employer allowed to engage in jobs for their own personal benefit in violation of regulations of the Saudi Labor Law. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Whatsapp group
- The Passports department said that there will be a ban on employer for recruiting workers for a period of not less than 1 year, in case of allowing self-employment of a worker. In case of repeating it, the ban will be raised to 2 years and 3 years for the 2nd and 3rd time respectively.
- Earlier this, Jawazat warned that a maximum imprisonment of 6 months and fines of 50,000 riyals will be slapped on those expats who engage in jobs for their own personal benefit, he will be deported after serving jail term and payment of fines.
- Jawazat also clarified that an expat who works for anyone other than his employer or works for his own personal benefit would be deported to his country, reported Saudi Gazette. See Also : Expat woman impersonate Saudi dead sister and spends 19 years in Saudi Arabia
- If an expat employs another expat for his benefit, the expat employer will be punished with a fine of 5000 riyals or imprisonment of 1 month or both in addition to revocation of his iqama and deportation from Saudi Arabia.
- In such cases, if the employer other than the original employer is a citizen, he will be punished for the first time violation with a fine of 5000 riyals. For the second time a fine of 10,000 and jail term for 1 month or both for second violations and a fine of 20,000 or imprisonment for 3 months or both for the 3rd time violation, stated Jawazat. Read : Saudi Arabia reports just 45 new cases, total active cases 2,223
