SCSLD 431/2/364/2010
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, General Company Law & Business Entities, General Employment & Labour Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
20 Feb 2010
Catchwords
Termination of Employment – Transfer of Undertakings – Final Settlement
This case involved a request for reinstatement by an employee. This was rejected as his workplace had come under new ownership and he had made a final settlement with the previous owner before the transfer.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company and requested the elementary authority for the settlement of labour dispute to order the company to reinstate him.
The authority rejected the case because the factory where the employee used to work had come under new ownership.
The employee appealed the ruling before the High Authority for the Settlement of Labour Dispute.
Decision
The high authority stated the case documents revealed that the employee used to work with the previous owner he had reached a final settlement with the owner before ownership was transferred to the new owner.
The high authority upheld the elementary ruling.