HRSD Ministry to implement final phase in wage protection program on Dec. 1

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) will implement the 17th and final phase of the wage protection program on Dec.1, 2020.

In the last phase, facilities, employing one to four workers, will be obligated to deposit the workers' wages in their bank accounts.  Thus, all facilities are now bound by such an obligation, Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the ministry's statement.

According to Argaam's data, the wage protection program, first introduced in August 2013, monitors the process of disbursing wages for all workers (nationals and residents) in private-sector facilities. It aims to establish a database that comprises updated information about wage payment, and determining the level of commitment by companies towards due payment of wages.