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The Ministry Of Labour Is Being Asked To Cancel Expats Levy For Firms That Hire A Balanced Ratio Of Saudis And Expats
In an article by Saudi Gazette on Sunday, The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and INdustry (JCCI) reportedly asked the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) to cancel the expat levy for companies that have an equal amount of expats and Saudi staff.
Yup, and this is just one of the seven recommendations that the JCCI sent to the ministry.
Other recommendations were also sent to the Ministry of Labor, such as…
1. The expat levy shouldn’t be taken for the remaining work permit period after the expat has been sent on an exit visa.
2. Companies in the Kingdom shouldn’t be to blame for no payment of dependents’ fee by the expat workers. If the ministry wants to do something, it would be not to renew documents of the dependents of expat workers who can’t pay the fees.
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Fire Causes Partial Collapse Of Famous Jeddah MarketThe government started collecting SAR400 monthly per expat since January
At the start of the year, expats were required to pay the government SAR400 every month for companies where the number of expats working was higher than Saudis. Expats, however, who work in a firm where there is an equal amount of Saudis and expats are to pay SAR300 monthly.
It is said that this levy will increase next year to SAR600 and SAR800 by 2020 for the companies where there are more expats working, outnumbering Saudis. Companies with equal amounts of the expat and Saudi staff will have to pay a levy of SAR500 next year and SAR700 in 2020.
