Background

This case involved a claim by the labour ministry against defendants who were an employer and an employee. It was claimed the employer had violated the provisions of Articles 43 and 42 of the Labour Law.

The employer registered a number of employees who are not working for him which meant he had violated the provisions of Article 43 of the Labour law and the Labour Ministry requested the application of the provisions of Article 207 of the Labour Law. The employee had also violated the provisions of Article 42 of the Labour Law by not informing the Labour Department of their existing and new posts and the Ministry requested the application of the provisions of Article 207 of the Labour Law on him.

Decision

The SLMHCSLD stated the employer had violated the provisions of Article 42 and 43 of the Labour Law and the employer was requested to pay a fine of 400 Riyals, 200 Riyals for each violation.