The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced, today, Wednesday, Launching the initiative to improve the contractual relationship, one of the initiatives of the National Transformation Program.

The initiative provides three main services: the career mobility service, and the development of exit mechanisms. Return and final exit, and the initiative's services include all expatriate workers in private sector establishments within specific controls that take into account the rights of the parties to the contractual relationship, provided that the initiative will enter into force in next March of 2021 AD.

The job mobility service allows expatriate workers to move to another job upon the termination of their work contract without the need For the approval of the employer, the initiative also defines the mechanisms of transition during the validity of the contract, provided that the notice period and the specified controls are adhered to.

and the exit and return service allows a migrant worker to travel outside the Kingdom upon submitting the application with notice. The employer, electronically.

while the final exit service enables a migrant worker to leave immediately after the end of the contract with notice. The employer can electronically without requiring his approval, in addition to the possibility of leaving the Kingdom with the worker bearing all consequences of the termination of the contract, noting that all these services will be available through the Absher platform and the Qiwa platform of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.