The third in our multipart Navigating Employment Law in the Middle East webinar series considered the applicable employment regulations and immigration processes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Be sure to join us for our next webinar taking place on December 9 looking at the applicable law and processes in the United Arab Emirates.

Webinar Key Takeaways

• The applicable law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Cabinet Decision No. 219 of 1426 H on the Approval of the Labour Law issued by Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426, as amended from time to time (the Saudi Labour Law), supplemented by Saudi Arabia Ministerial Decision No. 115921/1446 on the Approval of the Implementing Regulation of the Labour Law and its Attachments (the Implementing Regulations). The Implementing Regulations were issued in February 2025, concurrently with the most recent amendments to the Saudi Labour Law.
• When operating in the Kingdom, it is vital to be cognizant of the government’s nationalization programme, known as Saudisation, which is an initiative to increase Saudi national representation in the private sector and decrease dependency on foreign nationals. For companies with five employees or less, there is a basic requirement for the company to hire at least one Saudi national. Thereafter, there are three ways in which the Saudisation objective is pursued:
  • The Nitaqat system, which determines through an algorithm the percentage of a workforce that must be made up of Saudi...

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