Background

An employee filed a case before the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) in Mecca against a company requesting to be reinstated and have their residency fees paid.

The FIASLD issued a ruling (458/2008) dismissing the case with all its requests because the employee had violated the Labour Law by working for an employer other than his sponsor.

The employee appealed the ruling before the SLHASLD.

The SLHASLD stated the case showed that the employee was not sponsored by the employer who he was bringing this claim against and as such the request to be reinstated to the work was invalid. The SLHASLD stated his work violated the rules and as such the SLHASLD agreed with the ruling issued by the FIASLD.

The SLHASLD issued a ruling upholding the appealed ruling.