{"id":1424,"date":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/guidebooks\/saudi-labour-law-compliance-guidebook-part-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","slug":"saudi-labour-law-compliance-guidebook-part-2","status":"publish","type":"guidebook","link":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/guidebooks\/saudi-labour-law-compliance-guidebook-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Labour Law Compliance Guidebook for Automotive Companies, Part 2: Advanced Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">What this guidebook covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 2 picks up where the basics stop. It covers the 146 advanced requirements MHRSD inspectors check: working hours, leave, wages and end of service, Saudization, women and juvenile employment, training, health and safety, and conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in Part 1, most fines under Decision 112377 are charged per worker or per case and depend on the establishment&#039;s size category, so the guidebook shows how to count the workers affected, not just the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"standards\">The 11 areas in Part 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table as-papertable as-gbtable\"><table><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>Fines up to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Occupational health and safety<\/td><td>up to SAR 5K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Women employment<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saudization and work permits<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Working hours and leave<\/td><td>up to SAR 3K per worker<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fire and emergency safety<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Employment contracts and records<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discipline and conduct<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Work environment and welfare<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wages and end of service<\/td><td>up to SAR 3K per worker<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Training and development<\/td><td>up to SAR 100K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Juvenile employment<\/td><td>up to SAR 2K<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"steps\">How to run a Saudi labour law audit (advanced requirements), step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list as-gbsteps\">\n<li><strong>Confirm what applies.<\/strong> Start from Part 1, then confirm the establishment&#039;s category (A, B or C by total workers under the unified number) and which special groups it employs, such as women or juveniles.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Walk the site, standard by standard.<\/strong> Score each checkpoint Pass, Fail or N\/A. N\/A only where the standard rules it out, with the reason recorded. Sample rosters, overtime and leave records, wage protection files and training plans across branches.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Capture the evidence.<\/strong> A pass counts only with proof captured at the time of the audit: rosters, overtime approvals, leave and end-of-service calculations, Saudization records and training plans.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Give every fail an owner and a fix time.<\/strong> Record what you saw and who owns the fix. Each standard in the PDF carries an ideal fix time, counted from audit submission.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Fix it, then prove it.<\/strong> The site fixes the cause and uploads proof of closure; the auditor checks the proof before closing the finding.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Re-check at the next audit.<\/strong> Confirm closed findings stay closed, and look for the same fail at your other sites so one gap doesn&#039;t repeat across the network.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who\">Who this guidebook is for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list as-gbwho\">\n<li>Dealer principals and GMs<\/li>\n\n<li>HR and branch managers<\/li>\n\n<li>Auditors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"as-gbnote wp-block-paragraph\">A reference document, not legal advice. Fines and rules change: check the current text with the regulator or your legal adviser before acting.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 146 advanced labour requirements for Saudi dealer groups: hours, leave, wages, Saudization, women and juvenile employment, training and safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1839,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_as_region":"Saudi Arabia","_as_topic":"Labour and employment","_as_edition":"Edition 1 \u00b7 2026 \u00b7 Part 2 of 2","_as_standards":"146","_as_checkpoints":"","_as_pages":"154","_as_language":"","_as_law":"Saudi Labour Law \u00b7 MHRSD Decision 112377 (Feb 2026)","_as_regulator":"Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD)","_as_facts":"168,000 | violations found in 250,000 MHRSD visits (Q1 2026)\nSAR 10K | per worker in the wrong occupation\n146 | advanced requirements in this part","_as_pdf":1425,"_as_checklist_1":812,"_as_checklist_2":878,"_as_checklist_3":0,"_as_guide":0,"_as_solution":557},"class_list":["post-1424","guidebook","type-guidebook","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guidebook"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1426,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1424\/revisions\/1426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}