Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) is investigating a complaint that a worker was prevented from praying during work hours.
Upon hearing reports that a worker was prevented from praying during work hours, the ministry's official spokesperson, Saad Al Hammad, clarified in a tweet that "the monitoring teams have initiated the complaint and are working to verify this with all parties, and completion is on track in its regular procedures.
We encourage everyone to report violations using the ministry's mobile app, which is available on smart phones, as well as to adhere to the work system's rules and regulations.
What Saudi Labor Law states on Prayer timings during Work :
According to Saudi Labor Law, "rest, prayer, and mealtime do not constitute real working hours, and the employee is not under the employer's authority during these times. Also, the employer cannot force the employee to stay at work during these times
In Saudi Arabia, working hours and rest periods are regulated in such a way that employees do not work for more than five hours in a row without taking a break for prayer, food, or other activities lasting at least 30 minutes during the day, and that they do not work for more than twelve hours a day."
- The Saudi Labor Law on working hours states that, "If the employer uses the daily standard timings, the employee may not actually work more than eight hours per day, or more than 48 hours per week, if he uses the weekly requirement." It is important that Muslims limit the amount of time they work during Ramadan to 6 hours a day or 36 hours a week.
SOURCE : SAUDI EXPATRIATES
