HRSD Ministry approves new labor work violations, penalties

Ahmed Al-Rajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

Ahmed Al-Rajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), approved the new table of violations and corresponding penalties, Umm Al-Qura newspaper reported on Dec. 17.

The table of violations came into effect from the date of publication.

The decision divided the financial violations into three categories in terms of the number of employees in the establishments. The first includes the establishments with a minimum of 51 employees, the second from 11 to 50 and the third with a minimum of 10 employees.

Under the decision, if the employer fails to comply with the occupational protection, safety and health measures set by the ministry, he will be fined with SAR 10,000 for the first category, SAR 5,000 for the second and SAR 2,500 for the third.

If the employer does not provide medical insurance for the employee and his family members, as per the Cooperative Health Law, he will be penalized with SAR 10,000 for the first category, SAR 5,000 for the second and SAR 3,000 for the third. The fine is multiplied by the multiple number of violations.

Penalty of employing children who are less than 15 years is SAR 20,000 for the first category and SAR 10,000 for the second and third categories.

Meanwhile, the penalty of employing women during the first six weeks following the childbirth is SAR 10,000 for all categories. The fine is multiplied by the multiple number of violations.

As for the penalty of not providing an enough number of seats for employees during the working hours, it is SAR 3,000 for the first category and SAR 2,000 and SAR 1,000 for the second and third categories, respectively.