Article 28 of the Saudi Unemployment Insurance Law
المادة 28 من نظام التأمين ضد التعطل عن العمل
The Article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations with the Board of Directors' approval within 60 days of the Law's publication, and to publish them in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة - بناءً على موافقة مجلس الإدارة - خلال ستين يوماً من تاريخ نشر هذا النظام، وتنشر في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 28 explained in plain English
This Article regulates issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Law. Its provisions:
- Issuing authority: the Minister.
- Condition: issuance is with the approval of the Board of Directors, which under Article 1 is the board of directors of the General Organization for Social Insurance.
- Deadline: within 60 days of the date the Law is published.
- Publication: the Implementing Regulations are published in the Official Gazette.
Why do the Implementing Regulations matter? Because the Law refers to them for many matters that subscribers and employers need, including:
- How employers and subscribers are registered with the Organization (Article 4).
- The rules of work of the coordination committee between the Ministry and the Organization (Article 6).
- The mechanism for setting contributions (Article 7).
- Provisions for applying the conditions of entitlement (Article 8) and the provisions on suspension and resumption (Article 15).
- How contribution months are calculated (Article 16) and the procedures and times for paying compensation (Article 20).
So understanding the whole Law requires reading it together with its Implementing Regulations. Article 29 follows to set the date the Law takes effect, and Article 27 precedes it, making the Social Insurance Law the reference for matters without a provision.
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 28 of the Saudi Unemployment Insurance Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Unemployment Insurance Law?
The Minister issues them with the approval of the board of directors of the General Organization for Social Insurance.
What is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
Within 60 days of the date the Law is published, and they are published in the Official Gazette.
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- Article 2
The article makes unemployment insurance a branch of social insurance that ensures compensation for subscribers who are out of work, under the Law's provisions.
يعد التأمين ضد التعطل عن العمل فرعاً من فروع التأمينات الاجتماعية، ويكفل تقديم التعويض للمشتركين المتعطلين عن العمل وفق الأحكام المحددة بموجبه.
- Article 3
The article applies the Law compulsorily to Saudi workers without discrimination of sex if under 59 when it starts to apply to them, and stops a subscriber's contributions at age 60.
1- يطبق النظام بصورة إلزامية على جميع العمال السعوديين دون أي تمييز في الجنس، بشرط أن تكون سن العامل عند بدء تطبيق النظام عليه دون سن التاسعة والخمسين. 2- إذا ب
- Article 4
The article requires employers to apply the Law and the Regulations from the day the conditions are met, and refers the way employers and subscribers register with the Organization to the Regulations.
1- يلتزم أصحاب العمل بتطبيق هذا النظام واللائحة، ويبدأ التطبيق من اليوم الذي تكتمل فيه الشروط المنصوص عليها في هذا النظام واللائحة. 2- تحدد اللائحة طريقة التسجي
- Article 17
The Article provides that the subscriber's age is determined by their birth certificate or the certificate issued by the competent authority under the law.
تحدد سن المشترك بشهادة ميلاده أو بالشهادة التي تصدرها الجهة المختصة نظاماً.
- Article 26
The Article voids any agreement or settlement that contradicts the Law, made by those it covers, if it would harm subscribers' rights or impose additional obligations on them.
كل اتفاقٍ أو تسويةٍ تخالف أحكام هذا النظام وتصدر ممن يشملهم، تُعدُّ باطلة إذا كان من شأنها أن تضر بحقوق المشتركين أو تحملهم التزامات إضافية.
- Article 27
The Article provides that the Social Insurance Law applies to matters the Unemployment Insurance Law does not address, to the extent consistent with its nature.
فيما لم يرد به نص في هذا النظام، يطبق نظام التأمينات الاجتماعية بالقدر الذي يتفق مع طبيعة هذا النظام.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.