Article 37 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law

This article regulates seconding the member to another government body, and contains two provisions:

(a) Permissibility of secondment: a member may be seconded to carry out the work of a particular post in another government body, on condition that this is at the request of that body.

(b) Allocation of expenses: the body to which the member is seconded bears:

• The tickets for carrying him and his family members.
• Whatever allowance, compensation or bonus he is entitled to.

This excludes his salary and the increments and allowances attached to it, which the body he is seconded to does not bear under the general rule. It is understood from this that they remain with his original body unless otherwise provided.

The important closing limit is that all this applies unless the secondment decision provides otherwise, as the secondment decision itself may allocate the expenses differently.

In practice, a seconded member should read his secondment decision to know which body will bear each type of his entitlements. Anyone with a dispute with either body over his entitlements may consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.