A worker in Saudi Arabia is entitled for 30-days full pay Sick Leave – Ministry of Human Resources

A worker in Saudi Arabia is entitled for 30-days full pay Sick Leave – Ministry of Human Resources

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia highlighted that workers are entitled to sick leave with full payment for the period of first 30 days.

– The Ministry added that, the employee has the right to request for the slip of his annual sick leave and if the days of sick leave fall during the days of the annual leave, the days of annual leave shall be stopped until the end of the sick leave.

– If the worker suffers injury and temporary disability following an accident during his duty time, he will be entitled to a financial aid equivalent to his full salary for a period of 60 days and the he is entitled to a financial compensation equivalent to 75% of his salary for the duration of his treatment.

– In such case, the injury shall be compensated and the employer shall not have the right to recover what he paid to the injured worker during that year, reveals the ministry with the provisions of Saudi Labor Law.