LABOR LAW
Royal Decree No. M/51
23 Sha'ban 1426 / 27 September 2005
First Edition
2006
In the name of God
the Compassionate
the Merciful
This translation is provided
for guidance. The governing
text is the Arabic text.
PART I
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
LABOR LAW
PART I
DEFINITIONS AND
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Chapter One
Definitions
Article (1):
This law shall be called the Labor Law.
Article (2):
The following terms and phrases, whenever mentioned in this Law, shall
have the meanings expressed next to them, unless the context requires
otherwise.
Ministry: Ministry of Labor.
Minister: Minister of Labor.
Labor Office: The administrative authority assuming jurisdiction over the
labor affairs within an area specified by a decision of the Minister.
Employer: Any natural or corporate person employing one or more
workers for a wage.
Worker: Any natural person working for an employer and under his management
or supervision for a wage, even if he is not under his direct control.
Minor: Any person of fifteen and below eighteen years of age.
Work: The effort exerted in all human activities in execution of a (written or
unwritten) work contract regardless of their nature or kind, be they industrial,
trade, agricultural, technical or otherwise, whether physical or mental.
PART I: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
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PART I
DEFINITIONS AND
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Chapter One
Definitions
Original Work: For individuals: Their usual business activities. For firms:
The activities for which the firm has been established as stated in its articles
of incorporation, franchise contract- if a franchise company- or Commercial
Register.
Temporary Work: Work considered by its nature to be part of the employer’s
activities, the completion of which requires a specific period or relates to a
specific job and ends with its completion. It shall not exceed ninety days in
either case.
Incidental Work: Work that is not considered by its nature to be part of the
usual activities of an employer, and its execution does not require more
than ninety