SCSLD 432/1/1452/2011
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Immigration Offences, General Immigration & Nationality, Civil Courts, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, Work Permits, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
14 Oct 2011
Catchwords
Immigration Offences – Transfer of Sponsorship – Court – Jurisdiction – Evidence – Employee’s Rights – Work Permit
This case involved a request by an employee for a notice by a company sent to the Immigration Authorities that they had run away be cancelled. The original court stated it lacked the jurisdiction on this area. On appeal it was confirmed that the notice was legitimate as the employee had signed a settlement under which they were to transfer employment in under a month and had failed to do this.
Background
An employee filed a case before the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) in Riyadh against a company requesting the cancelation of a notice against him at the Immigration and Passport Directorate which stated he had run away and to be paid his labour entitlements.
The FIASLD issued a ruling dismissing the notice cancellation request because it does not have jurisdiction on this and dismissed the rest of the requests.
Decision