Riyadh — MHRSD, The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced five conditions the employer must abide by to cancel reports of worker absence.
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The ministry also added that the employer is allowed to cancel the report of a worker’s absence report. Registered by one of his sponsored persons only after 20 days of submitting the report.
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The five 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 malicious report pending with the labor office.
Among the conditions of the cancelation is:
- The expatriate must not have more than one previous report against him during the past two years.
- The expatriate isn’t already in the custody of the deportation departments.
The ministry clarified that the employer must attach a request certified by the Chamber of Commerce to cancel the report.
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Additionally, the employer is obligated to pay for the renewal of the expatriate’s residence (Iqama) after canceling the report from his register.