Night Work in Saudi Labor Law

Abstract

This research aims to clarify the nature of night work according to the Saudi labor system, and what are the conditions and controls of night work, which define and draw the labor relationship between workers and employers, as it works to clarify the rights of workers at night, and the obligations of establishments and employers, and the problem of this research appears in the following question: What is the legal regulation of night work and the rights accruing to the worker according to the Saudi labor system?!,. This research was based on the analytical approach of the legal texts in question, dismantling and studying them, eliciting provisions and rules, revealing defects and finding solutions that are proportional to them. The results also showed that night work is one of the types of work that is imposed by the nature of the work performed on the worker and the employer. Among the most important of these factors is health fitness, as it is required for the night worker and the worker who performs night work. The condition of working at least three hours is fulfilled during the period of night work hours. The night worker has more rights than those who perform night work, and both of them have more rights than the rest of the workers, and it became clear that the organizer has a balanced position. Between the employer and the worker regarding compensation and allowances, and the employer was given several options for granting these compensations and allowances, and the ministerial decision regulating night work ignored cases of extreme and urgent necessity.