Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has reduced the upper limit of the recruitment's costs from the Philippines to SR15,900 instead of SR17,288.

The MHRSD said that the new upper cost does not include the Value-Added Tax (VAT).

This comes within the continuations of the Ministry's work in developing the sector, in addition to regulating the procedures and price governance in the recruitment market

The MHRSD also follows up and monitors the way the recruitment market is being conducted and implemented in a way that ensures the highest quality of the provided services.

The Ministry has obligated earlier the licensed companies and offices with the upper limit for several nationalities.

It set the upper limit for the recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia to be SR6,900 — Sierra Leone: SR7,500 — Burundi: SR7,500 — Uganda: SR9,500 — Thailand: SR10,000 — Kenya: SR10,870 — Bangladesh: SR13,000 — Sri Lanka: SR15,000.

All the upper limits for the costs of recruitment for the mentioned nationalities do not include value-added tax.

The MHRSD's decision comes within its endeavor in developing all the services, improving the labor market environment and enhancing its attractiveness.

The Ministry is also keen in following up the costs and the provided services and the regulations in accordance with the economic variables, and in a manner appropriate to them.

It also called on all the dealers with the importance of abiding by not exceeding the upper limit of the announced costs, as it will be following up the procedures through the Musaned platform.