Decision on Conditions for Settling Labour Law Violations

Purpose and scope

• A ministerial decision setting the conditions for settling fines for Labour Law violations in the violations table; it repeals earlier decision 75907 (Clause Three).

Key rules, rights and obligations

• Settlement requires an administrative decision imposing the penalty, that it is the establishment's first violation, and that the violation is removed and the situation corrected (Clause One).
• The fine must be unpaid and at least one thousand riyals (Clause One).
• Fines are reduced by eighty percent for an establishment whose violation decisions were issued on one date for the first time on each file, if it meets the conditions (Clause Two).

Violations, penalties and common problems

• Common mistake: paying the fine before applying, which fails the condition that it be unpaid.
• Another: applying without actually correcting the violation, or after the deadline.

Procedures and key deadlines

• The application must be filed within ninety days of notice of the penalty decision (Clause One).
• The decision applies from its publication on the ministry's website (Clause Four).

An advisory summary prepared by Al-Bayan Al-Wadih Law Firm. It is not an official text and does not replace the law, its implementing regulations, or advice from a specialised lawyer. The official published text and its amendments prevail.