Course Methodology

The course consists of presentations, group discussions, as well as individual and team tasks. 

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principle labor law regulations in Saudi Arabia
• Identify the major national and international bodies responsible for creating and enforcing labor law regulations
• Apply best practice in labor contract drafting in Saudi Arabia
• Determine the rights and duties of the employer and employees
• Apply the dispute resolution process and mechanisms under Saudi labor law 

Target Audience

This course is suitable for Human Resource (HR) professionals, lawyers and legal consultants, middle or upper level managers in the public or private sector, and anyone who deals with Saudi labor law issues.

Target Competencies

• Saudi labor law principles  
• Labor contracts
• Alternative Dispute resolution
• Saudi legislation
• Labor disputes

General Principles of Saudi Labor Law

• Definition of the labor law
• Features of the labor law
• Labor law, public law or private law?
• Sources of labor law
• Labor law rules, mandatory or complementary?
• Local, regional and international bodies in charge of labor law enforcement
• Categories subject to labor law and exceptions under the law 
• Other laws, regulations and policies supporting labor law

Labor Contracts under Saudi Law

• Major elements of contracts in general
• Basic principles of contract drafting
• Definition of labor contracts
• The importance of collaboration in labor contract drafting
• Elements of labor contracts
• Structure of labor contracts
• Using approved templates for labor contracts in Saudi Arabia
• Labor contracts and company internal bylaws

Employee and Employer Rights and Duties under Saudi Labor Law

• Employee rights overview
• Financial rights
• Social rights
• Wages, and wages protection mechanisms in Saudi Arabia
• Equal payment of wages
• Employer rights overview
• Performance, obedience, morality and self-implementation 
• Special rights of the employer, confidentiality and patent rights

Termination of the Labor Relationship in Saudi Arabia

• Legal termination
• Contractual termination
• Reasons to terminate the labor contract
• End of the labor contract term
• Changing the workplace location
• Procedures to terminate the labor contract
• Consequences of labor contract termination
• Impossibility of labor contract execution

Labor Dispute Resolution Process under the Saudi Legal System

• Investigation process under Saudi Labor Law
• Sanctions and labor law and subordinate legislation
• Disputes between employers and employees
• The role of courts in solving labor disputes
• The role of tribunals in solving labor disputes
• Alternative Dispute Resolutions and labor disputes
• Overview of the procedures in solving labor disputes
• Labor cases best practices