Background

An employee filed a claim with the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes in Tabuk against the General Organisation for Social Insurance requesting they pay him a pension.

The Authority dismissed the claim stating the employee did not meet the requirement of a minimum of ten years' registration with the Organization in order to be given a pension.

The employee filed an appeal against the ruling before the High Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes in Jeddah.

Decision

The SLHASLD stated that the Organisation was subject to laws and regulations which could not be disregarded and as a result of the number of years worked by the employee they were not entitled to a monthly pension. The SLHASLD stated nothing had been submitted by the employee to change its opinion.

Therefore, the SLHASLD issued a ruling upholding the ruling issued by the First Instance Authority through its Decision No. 30/30.