More than 7,000 expats fired from jobs in Saudi Arabia
According to latest statistics, The Ministry of Civil Service has terminated the contracts of 7,468 expat employees working at several ministries and government directorates over the past year in Saudi Arabia.
The figures showed that there were 73,684 non-Saudi employees working in the health and higher education fields in government ministries last year.
The health sector accounted for the highest share of these jobs with 54,062 employees, while education ranked second with 14,195 employees.
Employment laws for non-Saudis stipulate that the Ministry of Civil Service should check the qualifications of non-Saudis if no qualified Saudis are found for the post.
The ministry is obliged to notify contracted employees about its intention to terminate their contracts if they are no longer needed or if a qualified Saudi national applies for the job.
Ministries can extend the employment contracts of employees who have reached the age of 63 in agreement with the minister of civil service. (Arab News)
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