"Saudi Arabia allows businesses to reduce workers wages without consent," 7 May 2020

Saudi Arabia... has enacted a new regulation on 3 May which allows employers to unilaterally cut workers hours and wages during the next six months...

Employers who are affected by the COVID-19 crisis are allowed to reduce workers wages up to 40% of their total salary as long as they also lower their working hours proportionally...

Kuwait’s Cabinet has also recently agreed to amend the labour law to allow businesses to reduce wages and modify contracts... it is likely that the amendment will be directed at migrant workers only, whoich comprise of 96% of Kuwait’s private sector workforce.