SCSLD 432/1/1510/2011

This case involved a claim taken against an employee and employer by the General Prosecutor of the Labour Office. The employer rightly argued the ruling should be declared invalid as it had been made without the employer or their representative being present.

Background

The General Prosecutor of the Labour Office filed a claim with the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) in Riyadh against an employee and an employer because they had violated Article 39 of the Labour Law.

The FIASLD issued a ruling confirming the violation and requesting the employer to pay a fine of 20000 Riyals and requesting the employee to pay 20000 Riyals and ordering the deportation of the employee permanently.

The employer appealed the ruling before the SLHASLD claiming that the ruling had been issued in his absence and as such it should be repealed.

The SLHASLD stated the FIASLD had issued the ruling in the absence of the employer or his representative and as such it was an invalid ruling.

The SLHASLD issued a ruling repealing the appealed ruling and referring it to the FIASLD to be reconsidered.