Article 25 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
المادة 25 من نظام الخدمة المدنية · الفصل الرابع: البدلات والمكافآت والتعويضات
Article 25 allows contracting to perform the work of some posts, as the Regulation specifies.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
يجوز التعاقد للقيام بأعمال بعض الوظائف وفقاً لم تحدده اللائحة
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 25 explained in plain English
This article opens a way to fill the work of some posts through contracting instead of ordinary appointment. Its text is: contracting may be used to perform the work of some posts as the Regulation specifies.
Three things follow from the text:
- Contracting is permitted; it is not the primary way of filling posts.
- It concerns some posts, not all of them.
- Determining these posts and the conditions and provisions of contracting is as the Regulation specifies.
The article does not say which posts may be filled by contract, or the term of the contracts or the rights arising from them; it leaves all of that to the Regulation. Anyone working, or wishing to work, under a contract at a government entity therefore needs to consult the Regulation to learn which provisions apply to him.
The article was amended by Royal Decree No. (M/73) dated 27/5/1441 AH to take its current text.
This article differs from Article 25 bis, which deals with contracting with consultants and experts to perform a particular service under a model contract agreed between the government entity and the Ministries of Civil Service and Finance. Article 24 also provides that an outstanding employee may be granted a cash reward.
Anyone with a dispute over his contract with a government entity would do well to consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and civil service matters.
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 25 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
May a government entity contract instead of appointing?
Article 25 allows contracting to perform the work of some posts as the Regulation specifies.
Which posts may be filled by contract?
The article does not specify them; it leaves that to what the Regulation specifies.
Has this article been amended?
Yes, it was amended by Royal Decree No. (M/73) dated 27/5/1441 AH.
Amendment history
Royal Decree No. M/73 — 27/5/1441 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
المادة ( 25 )
عُدلت هذه المادة لتكون بالنص الآتي: "يجوز التعاقد للقيام بأعمال بعض الوظائف وفقاً لم تحدده اللائحة"، وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/73) وتاريخ 1441/5/27هـ.
Royal Decree No. M/73 — 27/5/1441 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
- عُدلت هذه المادة وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/73) وتاريخ 1441/5/27هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي: "يجوز التعاقد للقيام بأعمال بعض الوظائف وفقاً لم تحدده اللائحة".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
يجوز بقرار من الوزير المختص شغل بعض الوظائف بصفة مؤقته بمكافأة تحدد على أساس العمل بالقطعة أو الإنتاج أو الساعة حسب المعدلات التي يضعها مجلس الخدمة المدنية.
More articles on Allowances and Rewards
- Article 22
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.
يصرف للموظف المنتدب بدل نقدي عن كل يوم يقضيه خارج مقر عمله داخل المملكة أو خارجها وفق الفئات الي تحددها لائحة الحقوق والمزايا المالية
- 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 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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