SCSLD 431/2/663/2010
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Pay, Benefits & Tax, Civil Evidence, Termination of Employment
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
17 May 2010
Catchwords
Salary – End of service gratuity – Benefits – Abandonment decision – Evidence
This case involved a request by an employee for rights including unpaid salary and an end of service gratuity. The First Instance Authority rejected the case because there was an abandonment decision. However, although the employee had signed this decision he had not abandoned these rights so the money was still due.
Background
An employee filed case before the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes in Mecca against his employer requesting they settle his labour rights.
The Authority issued a ruling dismissing the case because of an abandonment decision.
Decision
The employee appealed the ruling before the High Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (SLHASLD), which examined the case and stated that the company had failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that the employee had received all his rights. As to the abandonment decision which was signed by the employee in the Labour Department, the employee had not abandoned these rights and so the SLHASLD said it disagrees with the appealed ruling.