Rules related to Annual Leave under Saudi Labor Law

Annual Leave connected with Maternity Leave: If a working woman has availed her fully paid maternity leave during the year, she is not entitled to receive payment for her annual leave.

However, if she has availed maternity leave at half pay, she can get a half salary for her annual leave. (Article 152 of Saudi Labor Law) – Recommended: Rules related to Maternity Leave for working women under Saudi Labor Law

Annual Leave for Domestic Workers: It is very important to mention here that labor law is not applied to the housemaids, individual drivers and other visas which have been awarded to the individual Saudis for their houses.
 
A domestic worker is only entitled to one month’s paid leave after two years of working with the employer. Moreover, domestic workers are also entitled to one day’s holiday in a week. Recommended: Domestic Worker Rights in Saudi Arabia

Am I Entitled to get Transportation Allowance during Annual Leave? – Most of the employers in Saudi Arabia try to exploit workers by not paying them some of the allowances during annual leave.

I have explained with references to the specific articles of Saudi Labor Law if you are entitled to get transportation allowance during annual leave. Recommended: Am I entitled to get Transportation Allowance during annual leave?

Weekends are not part of Annual Leave: Saudi Gazette has published that weekends should not be considered as part of annual leave as per Saudi Labor Law. We have published a detailed article about it. Recommended: Weekends are not part of Annual Leave, SR 100,000 fine for Violation