Article 48 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 48 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل الثاني عشر: الاجازات
The article provides for paying the salaries of members on annual leave in advance, including all allowances and increments, with the subsistence allowance paid in cash.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصرف رواتب الافراد المجازين في إجازة سنوية مقدما بما في ذلك جميع البدلات والعلاوات كما يصرف بدل الاعاشة نقداً.
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 48 explained in plain English
This article establishes a financial benefit for a member enjoying annual leave, and its elements are:
- Timing: his salary is paid in advance, that is, before the leave and not after it.
- Scope: what is paid includes all allowances and increments, and is not limited to the basic salary.
- Subsistence: the subsistence allowance is paid to him in cash.
In practice, the member receives the entitlements for his leave period before he starts it, and receives with them the subsistence allowance in cash.
This provision is linked to the definition of actual salary in Article 2 as the basic salary with the increments and allowances prescribed for the member. Here the article makes what is paid in advance include the salary with all allowances and increments.
Note that the article concerns annual leave specifically and does not address the other types of leave. The article does not state the amount of the cash subsistence allowance. Anyone who has not been paid his leave salary in advance may refer to his authority, or consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.
Practical example
Corporal Muath's annual leave begins in the middle of the month. Under the article his salary is paid to him in advance before the leave begins, including all allowances and increments, and the subsistence allowance is also paid to him in cash.
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 48 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is a military member's annual leave salary paid in advance?
Yes. The salaries of members granted annual leave are paid in advance, including all allowances and increments.
Is the subsistence allowance paid during annual leave?
Yes. The subsistence allowance is paid in cash to a member granted annual leave.
More articles on Leave for Military Personnel
- Article 32
The article gives a member on annual leave the right to a half-price round-trip ticket for himself, his wife and children on Saudi Airlines inside the Kingdom once a year.
يحق للفرد الذي يتمتع بإجازة سنوية أن يحصل على تذكرة اركاب ذهاباً واياباً بنصف الأجرة له ولزوجته وأولاده على طائرات مؤسسة الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية وفي حدود
- Article 46Amended by M/28
The article lists the types of leave granted to a member: annual, field, casual, exceptional, sick, exam leave and study accompaniment leave.
الإجازات التي تُمنح للفرد هي: أ- إجازة سنوية. ب- إجازة ميدانية. ج- إجازة عرضية. د- إجازة استثنائية. هـ- إجازة مرضية. و- إجازة أداء الامتحان الدراسي. ز- إجازة مر
- Article 47Amended by M/28
The article provides for annual leave of thirty days for a member, not granted the first time before 11 months from appointment, which may be combined up to 60 days a year, extended by 15 days in necessity, and postponed for the public interest.
أ- يستحق الفرد إجازة سنوية مدتها ثلاثون يوما في السنة. ب- لا يجوز منح الفرد إجازة سنوية للمرة الأولى قبل مضي أحد عشر شهرا من بدء تعيينه. ج- يجوز ضم الإجازات الس
- Article 49
The article allows a member to be recalled from annual leave for work circumstances, compensating him with the value of round-trip economy air tickets for him and his family if he took them, and keeping the rest of his leave.
يجوز استدعاء الفرد من اجازته السنوية وتقديرها لأسباب تقتضيها ظروف العمل وإذا استدعى الفرد من اجازته السنوية ولم يكن قد استمتع فيها فيعوض بما يعادل قيمة التذاكر
- Article 50
The article allows granting a member, for emergency circumstances, casual leave of no more than ten days in one year, which lapses at the end of the Hijri year.
الإجازة العرضية: يجوز لظروف طارئه منح الفرد إجازة عرضيه لا تزيد مدتها على عشرة أيام في السنة الواحدة وتسقط بانتهاء السنة الهجرية.
- Article 51
The article allows granting a member working in the field and remote border posts field leave totaling 45 days a year, in one block or up to three blocks of not less than 15 days each.
الإجازة الميدانية:يجوز منح الفرد الذي يعمل في الميدان وفي مراكز الحدود النائية إجازة ميدانية لا تتجاوز في مجموعها (45) يوماً في السنة دفعه واحد كما يجوز تجزئتها
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