The most important legal news in local newspapers
We in Ben Arafa Law Group Consulting & Legal Legitimacy L.L.C likes to provide you of the most important legal news in the local newspapers for this week, which related to your business and commercial, labor and procedural activities, and accordingly we provide you with the most important news as follows:
A New Categorization for Expatriate Labor Licenses According to the Skills
Minister of human resources and social development, engineer: Ahmed Alrajhy issues a specific decree for categorizing work licenses of expatriate labor into three main categories:
Higher skillful group
Skillful group
Basic group
That categorization is made through the ministry work for raising the competence of job market, attracting international labor, and reinforcing environment of creativity and productivity.
Enforceability:
Current labor: commencing from the 18th of June, 2025.
New labor: commencing from the 1st of July, 2025.
The decree also includes the mechanisms for verifying qualifications and professional skills, according to the best international standards and practices, to support the targets of the KSA Vision 2030.
Ministry of Commerce obliges establishments to update commercial register information yearly
Ministry of commerce invites all establishments where a year or more passes from the date of its registration to confirm their information electronically in 90 days from the due date, to avoid suspending the commercial register or halting its related services.
Annual updating is binding according to the commercial register system and its executive bylaw.
It shall be made through business electronic website.
The ministry asserts the importance of regular compliance to ensure continuity of the commercial activity and the effectiveness of the relationship with official authorities.
Regulatory comprehensive amendments to private medical establishments bylaws
Minister of health announces through “istitlaa website” the initiative for amending the executive bylaw for private medical establishments system, for upgrading the quality of services and improving the medical sector competence. The amendments include:
Obliging medical establishments in larger cities to appoint a specialized, full time medical supervisor.
Making a condition for having accurate qualifications of medical directors and administrators, while nationalizing supreme positions.
Updating the conditions for buildings and fittings according to the Saudi Code of Construction.
Applying an electronic medical information system to document all procedures and visits.
Regulating promotions and pricing offers, while prohibiting discounts unless with a prior approval.
Controlling ambulance and medical transport services through approved operational contracts.
Regulating the contracting relationship with medical practitioners and defining the number of the related authorities.
Matching licenses to the compliance with the standards of the Saudi Authority for Medical Specializations.
Regulating the work of visiting doctors and approving clinical privileges.
Strict compliance with anti-infection systems and the secure disposal of medical wastes.
The amendments aim at reinforcing the regulator environment of the medical sector and upgrading the level of transparency and compliance, to support the national transformation program for the medical sector.
Legal Information for This Week
According to article (6) of the executive bylaw for the KSA labor law, no employer shall keep the passport or any personal document of any employee, unless with an expressive written approval of the employee, otherwise, a financial fine of 5,000 riyal per an employee shall be applied
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