Saudi private sector entitled to 4-day holiday for each Eid: Ministry

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced the rights of private sector employees with regards to official holidays and personal holidays, it announced in a tweet on Sunday.

As part of an awareness campaign, the ministry said that there will be four days of official holiday each for the Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha.

Ramadan 29 will be the last working day, according to Umm Al-Qura calendar for Eid Al-Fitr holidays, while the Eid Al-Adha holiday will start from the day of Standing at Arafah (Dhul Hijjah 9).

As far as National Day holiday is concerned, the ministry clarified that if National Day falls on a holiday, a day preceding or following it will be given as a compensatory off. However, if National Day falls on any one of the Eid days, there won’t be any compensation.

The ministry said that the private sector employees are also entitled to avail of three-day paternity leave with full pay, five-day marriage leave and five-day leave in the event of the death of wife or any one of parents or children.

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— وزارة العمل والتنمية الاجتماعية (@MLSD_SA) March 10, 2019