Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) revealed 5 conditions that the employer must abide by in order to be able to cancel reports of worker absence.

The ministry also added that the employer is allowed to cancel the report of the worker’s absence which is registered by one of his sponsored persons only after the period allowed electronically, which is 20 days after the date of submitting the report.

The 5 conditions for canceling reports of worker absence by the employer are as follows: The establishment must be committed to paying the work permits; Client's facility status should not be "Not Existing"; the expatriate must not have a request to prove a maliciousness report pending with the labor office.

Among the conditions of the cancelation is: It must not have previously registered more than one report on the expatriate during the past two years, who the employer wants to cancel the report from his register; the expatriate must also not be arrested by the deportation departments.

While the ministry clarified that the required documents that the employer must attach in order to be able to cancel the report are a certified letter from the Chamber of Commerce contains his request.

This is in addition to the fact that he is obligated to pay the financial compensation resulting from the renewal of the expatriate's residence (Iqama) after canceling the report from his register.