SAUDI ARABIA

Civil servants may lose jobs for poor performance

September 19, 2017

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH
– Civil servants may lose their jobs if three consecutive negative reports were issued against them, showing poor performance. The Shoura Council’s Administrative and HR Committee is discussing a proposal in this respect to amend the Civil Service Law accordingly.

The committee said the conditions and criteria for assessment would determine the rate of civil servants’ performance and they will be granted increments accordingly. An employee will be terminated from job if his performance was not satisfactory in three consecutive reports.

“A decision on termination from service will be taken by the appointing authority,” said a member of the committee while speaking to Al-Madina Arabic daily.

However, such reports should be issued only after making sure that the employee is not at all suitable to do the job. The law specifies the period of experience and other related rules and conditions and the committee insisted that the employee should have at least one-year experience.

“The proposed amendments included detailed principles for classification of jobs and description of how the jobs must be carried out,” the member said, adding that the Ministry of Civil Service will be the authority to carry out the classification.

The committee has underlined the need to increase the minimum age at the time of employment from 17 to 18 in order to achieve necessary educational qualifications.

“Some other amendments have been proposed in order to avoid confusion and discrepancy while implementing the law. For example, when to impose ban on employees who have been convicted or terminated due to disciplinary reasons,” the member said.

An employee detained for private rights will be paid half of the basic salary for a period not more than two years. If the detention continues, the payment would be stopped, the official said quoting one of the proposed amendments in the law.

The committee said it would support the proposal to reduce the ban from three years to one year on humanitarian grounds. However, it would not support the proposal to add new conditions for appointment.

The committee has welcomed a clause that prevents an employee from receiving salary for the days and hours absented from duty. The committee wanted specific rules and conditions for issuing certificates of appreciation and for nomination to participate in contests to avoid discrepancy.


September 19, 2017
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