SCSLD 431/1/1520/2010
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers, Pay, Benefits & Tax, Civil Evidence
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
13 Aug 2010
Catchwords
Employee’s Rights – Delegation – Salary – Evidence
This case involved a claim by an employee for payment for a delegation period. This was rejected as the employee was unable to provide evidence of the delegation.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company and requested the elementary authority for the settlement of labour disputes order the company to pay him the value of a delegation period of six months.
The elementary authority rejected the case.
The employee appealed the ruling before the High Authority for the Settlement of Labour Disputes.
Decision
The high authority stated the case documents revealed that the employee had failed to prove his claim that he was delegated by the company to the Eastern Province.
The high authority upheld the elementary ruling.