SCSLD 432/2/291/2011
Type
Case
Court
Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes (Saudi Arabia)
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Appeals, Pay, Benefits & Tax, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
18 Jan 2011
Catchwords
Appeal – Employee’s Rights – Holiday Pay – Salary – Dismissal Period – Termination of Employment
This case involved a claim by an employee for their dues. On appeal the employee asked for holiday pay and salary for the dismissal period which was rejected as these claims had not been made to the lower court.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company before First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) requesting the company to pay his dues.
The FIASLD ruled that the company should pay the employee 59749.20 Riyals for an end of service gratuity and holiday pay. The FIASLD also requested the company pay for travel tickets.
The employee appealed the ruling before SLHASLD requesting the company to pay holiday pay and salary for the dismissal period.
The SLHASLD said that the employee had failed to make these requests before the FIASLD and so the SLHASLD should not consider them according to Article 66 of the Advocacy Law.
The SLHASLD upheld the appealed ruling.