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The Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) announced that it will raise the minimum monthly salary eligible for its Employment Support Program from SR4,000 to SR5,000 starting April 25, 2027, and to SR6,000 starting April 25, 2028.


RIYADH —The National Program for Developing Group Housing for Individuals has stressed the importance of establishments with fewer than 250 targeted employees regularizing their worker accommodation and meeting all regulatory requirements ahead of the final…

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has denied recent reports circulating about the cancellation of domestic worker recruitment contracts from a particular country through the Musaned platform, as well as claims linking these cancellations…

كشفت نتائج إحصاءات الأعمال الهيكلية في السعودية لعام 2025 عن تصدّر أنشطة الصناعة التحويلية إيرادات قطاع الأعمال، مستحوذة على 30.5 في المائة من إجمالي الإيرادات.



The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has announced the addition of seven new languages to its website and GOSI app as part of its efforts to help customers, who do not speak Arabic or English, better access its digital services.

Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labor Affairs Dr. Abdullah Abuthnain revealed that the decision to increase the minimum wage required for a Saudi employee to be counted fully under Nitaqat Saudization program covers five…

Saudi Arabia will raise the minimum monthly wage required for Saudi private-sector employees to be counted as full-time workers under the Nitaqat Saudization program to SR5,000 in April 2027 and SR6,000 in April 2028.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued orders to give a monthly allowance of SR500 for Saudi employees to cope with the adjustments in the electricity and water consumption tariffs.