According to the amendments to the new labor law approved last February, the definition of resignation for fixed-term contracts has been updated in the system.
This includes four cases:
Case 1
If the employer rejects the employee's resignation, the employee is required to complete the contract term.
Case 2
When the employer approves the employee's resignation, the last working day of the employee will be the date of resignation approval.
Case 3
If the employee submits a resignation request and it is neither accepted nor rejected by the employer for more than 30 days, the resignation will be automatically considered accepted.
Case 4
The employee's resignation can be postponed for 60 days, with the employee being notified accordingly. The 60-day period will be counted from the date the postponement request is submitted by the employer.
Additionally, if an employee terminates their contract, they are granted a 60-day grace period to either finalize their exit or transfer their sponsorship to another employer. If this grace period is exceeded, the employee’s status will be automatically changed to "absent from work" by the Ministry of Human Resources.
Partner: Connect Resources
Country-specific or partner-specific: Saudi Arabia
Source: SF 00236197
Submitter: Omar Kudaih