"Companies in Saudi Arabia to be fined for delaying wages", 25 October 2015

Companies in Saudi Arabia that do not pay salaries to their employees on time will be fined SR3,000 ($800) for each unpaid worker, according to a Labor Ministry decision. Dr. Abdullah Abu Thinain, undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor for inspection and work environment development, said Saturday the ministry will stop providing its services to the firms that do not comply with the wage protection program and fail to submit salary data for two months from the date of compulsory implementation of the program. Employees of such firms will be allowed to transfer their services to another company without the approval of the current employer...