SCSLD 431/2/256/2010
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Contract & Conditions of Employment, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers, Pay, Benefits & Tax
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
16 Mar 2010
Catchwords
Termination of Employment – Employee’s Rights – End of Service Gratuity – Holiday Pay – Contract
This case involved a claim by an employee for an unpaid end of service gratuity and outstanding holiday pay. The key issue in this case was that the employee worked under a fixed amount arrangement. This did not prevent him being due an end of service gratuity.
Background
An employee filed a case before the First Instance Authority for Settling Labour Disputes in Jeddah against a company requesting they pay his work entitlements.
The Authority issued a ruling requesting the company to pay the employee an end of service gratuity and holiday pay but dismissed the rest of the requests.
Decision
The company filed an appeal before High Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (SLHASLD) claiming that the employee was not entitled to the payments because he had been working under a fixed amount arrangement and had been paid his entitlements in full.