Background

An employee filed a case before the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) in Riyadh against an employer requesting they pay her labour entitlements.

The FIASLD issued a ruling requesting the employer to pay the employee 10874.99 Riyals for salary, holiday pay, an end of service gratuity, and compensation. The ruling also requested the employer give the employee a service statement but dismissed the rest of the employee's requests.

The employer filed an appeal before SLHASLD claiming that the employee's service had been ended under Article 80 of the Labour Law and so she was not entitled to compensation.

Decision

The SLHASLD stated the employer had not fulfilled the requirements of Article 80 of the Labour Law and as such the SLHASLD agreed with the appealed ruling.

The SLHASLD issued a ruling upholding the appealed ruling.