'General Authority for Manpower': 8,849 Cases of Unpaid Wages
The General Authority for Manpower revealed that 8,849 cases involving companies with five or more employees have stopped paying worker salaries, with 13 reasons identified for salary deduction requests and a maximum deduction rate of 25%
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
Fares Ghalib
The Public Authority for Manpower revealed that 8,849 cases have stopped meeting salary requirements, compared to 39,559 non-stopped cases, among companies employing five workers or more, with a total of 48,408 such cases.
The Authority clarified that the total number of cases registered in the map of cases related to salary compliance reached 100,252 cases, including 51,844 cases for labor comprising fewer than five workers, and 48,408 cases for labor comprising five workers or more.
In parallel, the Authority identified 13 reasons for salary deduction requests, including unpaid leave within or outside the country, child care leave, sick leave, partially paid leave, suspension from work, leaving work without permission, refusal to work, and absence from work, along with other reasons related to the worker’s employment status.
The regulations emphasized the necessity of submitting documents proving the legality of the deduction and its justifications, and adhering to prescribed limits, as the maximum allowable monthly deduction is 25% of the worker’s salary, provided that supporting documentation confirming the legality of the deduction is attached.
