Article 22 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
المادة 22 من نظام الخدمة المدنية · الفصل الرابع: البدلات والمكافآت والتعويضات
Article 22 grants an employee on assignment a cash allowance for each day spent away from his place of work, inside or outside the Kingdom, in the categories set by the Financial Rights and Benefits Regulation.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
يصرف للموظف المنتدب بدل نقدي عن كل يوم يقضيه خارج مقر عمله داخل المملكة أو خارجها وفق الفئات الي تحددها لائحة الحقوق والمزايا المالية
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 22 explained in plain English
This article regulates the assignment allowance, the cash allowance paid to an employee who is assigned elsewhere. It contains the following elements:
- Who is entitled: the employee on assignment.
- Type of entitlement: a cash allowance.
- Basis of calculation: for each day he spends away from his place of work.
- Place: assignment inside or outside the Kingdom is covered.
- Amount: according to the categories set by the Financial Rights and Benefits Regulation.
The article does not state the amount of the allowance or its categories; it refers these to the Financial Rights and Benefits Regulation, so the amount due in a particular case is found by consulting that regulation. The article also does not specify the conditions or procedures for assignment.
The article relates to Article 23, which allows the competent Minister, by decision, to charge an employee with the work of a particular post or an official task, even while he performs the duties of his original post. Article 21 also provides that an employee is not entitled to salary for days and hours in which he does not perform his work, subject to what other laws and regulations provide.
Anyone who was assigned and was not paid the allowance, or who has a dispute over the category applied to him, would do well to consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and civil service matters.
Practical example
An employee at a government entity in Riyadh is assigned for four days to the city of Abha for a work mission. Under this article, he is paid a cash allowance for each of those four days spent away from his place of work, according to the category set by the Financial Rights and Benefits Regulation.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 22 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
Is an employee entitled to an allowance when assigned?
Article 22 provides for a cash allowance for the employee on assignment for each day he spends away from his place of work, inside or outside the Kingdom.
How much is the assignment allowance?
The article does not state the amount; it refers to the categories set by the Financial Rights and Benefits Regulation.
Does the assignment allowance cover travel outside the Kingdom?
Yes. The text covers assignment inside or outside the Kingdom.
Amendment history
Amendment
Official amendment text (Arabic)
تعديل المادة لتكون بالنص الآتي: "يصرف للموظف المنتدب بدل نقدي عن كل يوم يقضيه خارج مقر عمله داخل المملكة أو خارجها وفق الفئات الي تحددها لائحة الحقوق والمزايا المالية".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
يصرف للموظف المنتدب في مهمة رسمية بدل نقدي عن كل يوم يقضيه خارج مقر عمله داخل المملكة أوخارجها وفق الفئات التي تحددها لائحة البدلات.
More articles on Allowances and Rewards
- Article 23
Article 23 empowers the competent Minister, by decision, to charge an employee with the work of a particular post or an official task, even while he continues his original duties.
يجوز بقرار من الوزير المختص تكليف الموظف بالقيام بأعمال وظيفة معينة أو بالقيام بمهمة رسمية ، كما يجوز تكليفه بذلك مع قيامه بمهام وظيفته الأصلية.
- Article 24
Article 24 allows an outstanding employee to be granted a cash reward by decision of the competent Minister, and the government entity to give a certificate of excellence, recognition or nomination for excellence awards, as the Regulation provides.
أ- يجوز بقرار من الوزير المختص منح الموظف المتميز مكافأة نقدية. وتحدد اللائحة مقدار اللائحة مقدار المكافأة وأسس منحها وشروطه وضوابطه. ب- للجهة الحكومية أن تكافئ
- Article 25Amended (1441 AH)
Article 25 allows contracting to perform the work of some posts, as the Regulation specifies.
يجوز التعاقد للقيام بأعمال بعض الوظائف وفقاً لم تحدده اللائحة
- Article 25 bisAmended (1439 AH)
Article 25 bis allows contracting with consultants and experts to perform a particular service under a model contract agreed with the Ministries of Civil Service and Finance, with the Regulation setting controls, procedures and how fees are determined.
يجوز التعاقد مع المستشارين والخبراء لأداء خدمة معينة، بموجب نموذج عقد يتفق عليه بين الجهة الحكومية ووزارتي الخدمة المدنية والمالية، يتضمن نطاق ومجال العمل المطل
- Article 26
Article 26 provides a cash reward for overtime hours to an employee assigned to work outside official working hours and during official holidays, under rules set by the Regulation.
يصرف للموظف الذي يكلف بالعمل خارج وقت الدوام الرسمي وأثناء العطل الرسمية مكافأة نقدية عن الساعات الإضافية ، وتحدد اللائحة قواعد منح هذه المكافأة.
- Article 27
Article 27 provides that the Regulation sets the types, amount and conditions of the allowances, rewards, compensations or benefits granted to an employee.
تحدد اللائحة أنواع ومقدار وشروط البدلات أو المكافآت أو التعويضات أو المزايا التي تمنح للموظف.
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