Suspension of Deduction of Union Dues from Employees' Salaries

Abdullah Al-Rakan: The Acting Undersecretary of the Civil Service Bureau, Salah Al-Saqabi, issued a circular to all ministries, government departments, and public authorities and institutions regarding the implementation of the Cabinet’s decision to cancel deductions from employees’ salaries in favor of trade unions, effective from the September salary.

The circular clarified that this move is in accordance with Cabinet Decision No. (906), issued on July 28, which tasked the Civil Service Bureau, in coordination with government entities, to eliminate trade union deductions from employees’ salaries and remove them from the Integrated Civil Service Systems.

The Bureau stated that government entities linked to the Integrated Civil Service Systems will cease trade union deductions and remove them from the system starting with the September 2026 salary. Meanwhile, entities not linked to the Integrated Systems will implement the decision in accordance with their established procedures.

The circular, a copy of which was obtained by Al-Anbaa, stipulates the cessation of automatic deduction of union dues from employees’ salaries through government entities’ systems. Those wishing to continue their union membership must pay their dues directly to the trade union, without the amounts being deducted from their salaries via the Civil Service System.

The decision emphasizes that the measure pertains solely to the mechanism of deducting union dues from salaries and does not imply the cancellation of employees’ union membership or the dissolution of trade unions.