Saudi Labor Law Article 81

The Saudi labor law includes a set of legislation related to regulating the employment process within the Kingdom, managing the process of employing non-Saudi expatriates, providing training and qualification, preserving the rights of workers and employers, and preventing any violations against any party to the work.

Saudi Labor Law Article 81

Article 81 of the Saudi Labor Law stipulates that resignation without a notice period includes the following components:

The worker has the right to leave work without notice while retaining all his statutory rights, in any of the following cases:

• If the employer does not fulfill his fundamental contractual or legal obligations towards the worker.
• If it is proven that the employer or his representative committed fraud at the time of contracting with regard to the terms and conditions of work.
• If the employer assigns him, without his consent, to work that is fundamentally different from the work agreed upon and contrary to what is stipulated in Article Sixty of this law.
• If the employer, a member of his family, or the responsible manager commits a violent assault or immoral behavior towards the worker or a member of his family.
• If the treatment of the employer or the responsible manager is characterized by manifestations of cruelty, unfairness or insult.
• If there is a serious danger in the workplace that threatens the safety or health of the worker, provided that the employer was aware of its existence and did not take any measures to remove it.
• If the employer or his representative has pushed the worker by his actions, especially by treating him unfairly or by violating the terms of the contract, until the worker is ostensibly the one who terminated the contract.

Saudi Labor Law Article 81 pdf

You can download a file containing Article 81 of the Saudi Labor Law: Resignation without a notice period by accessing the link “from here“, as this article is one of the articles that guarantees the rights of workers who were forced to leave work without a notice period according to the specific cases.

Conclusion

The labor system in Saudi Arabia contains 245 articles, in order to ensure that all work requirements are mentioned and to guarantee the rights of workers in the Kingdom, whether citizens or residents, as well as to guarantee the rights of employers and prevent the occurrence of problems.