At the end of this course, the participants should be able to:

• Understand general terminology and general provisions of labor law.
• Realize employer’s obligations and employee’s obligations in labor law.
• Know the conditions and contraventions of all types of contracts of employment and methods of dealing with them.
• Understand the termination methods of the employment contract and its causes and effects.
• Able to compare articles in the old and new Labor Law
• Recognize the designated parties to resolve labor disputes
• Understand Saudi labor court

Legal Principles of Labor Law

• Define origin of labor law and its sources of legislation
• Terminology and general provisions of the law
• Legal principle in the Saudi labor law
• Legislative hierarchy of laws, regulations and litigations
• Clarification of the provisions of wages, rewards, allowances, and entitlements.
• Accidents, work injuries and risk, health and social services for workers.
• Rules for the employment of women and persons with special needs.
• Formal regulations to impose penalty and fines on the worker

Employer's Obligations and Employee Obligations

• Obligations of the employer
• New modifications to the Labor Law
• The difference between new and old law articles
• Employee obligations.
• Formal regulations to impose penalties and fines on workers
• Cases of work termination covered by law

Termination of Work Contract- Causes and Effects

• Reasons for termination of employment contract
• End of service indemnity
• Work contract – Time-bound and indefinite
• Designated parties to resolve labor disputes
• Rules of discipline, penalties, leave and absence
• Clarification of the provisions of wages, bonuses, allowances, and entitlements
• Recognize the conditions, violations, and governing rules of all types of work contracts

Detailed Study of the Modifications to the Law

• Clarify the articles that have been modified or deleted
• Identify the logic behind law modifications
• Compare articles in the old and new law.

Resolving Labor Disputes

• The authority responsible of labor disputes
• The Saudi Labor Court