Background

An employee filed a case against an employer before the First Instance Authority for Settlement of Labour Disputes (FIASLD) requesting the employer pay his dues.

The FIASLD ruled that the employer should pay the employee 10516.66 Riyals and the value of a travel ticket.

The employer appealed the ruling before the SLHASLD and said in his grounds of appeal that the employee did not deserve the end of service gratuity as he had willingly left his job.

The SLHASLD stated the case file revealed the employee had left his job because the employer refused his request to change sponsor and so he only deserved a third of his end of service gratuity.

Decision

The SLHASLD changed the appealed ruling and ruled that the employer should pay the employee 1133.33 Riyals for salary and 6255 Riyals for end of service gratuity.