{"id":439,"date":"2025-08-07T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=439"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:15:37","slug":"%d9%87%d9%84-%d9%8a%d8%ad%d9%82-%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d9%81%d8%b5%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%81-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b0%d8%a7%d8%b1","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/blog\/%d9%87%d9%84-%d9%8a%d8%ad%d9%82-%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d9%81%d8%b5%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%81-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b0%d8%a7%d8%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an Employer Terminate an Employee Without Notice in Saudi Arabia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Is it legal to dismiss an employee without prior notice?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yes, but only in specific cases listed in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/laws.boe.gov.sa\/BoeLaws\/Laws\/SearchDetails\/?Query=80&amp;Id=08381293-6388-48e2-8ad2-a9a700f2aa94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 80 of the Saudi Labor Law<\/a><\/span>. These allow the employer to terminate the contract without notice, compensation, or end-of-service benefits under certain justified conditions.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What are the valid cases for immediate termination?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Physical assault on the employer or superiors.<\/li>\n<li>Gross negligence in job performance.<\/li>\n<li>Forgery of documents or certificates.<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorized absence for more than 20 days annually or 10 consecutive days.<\/li>\n<li>Disclosure of commercial or industrial secrets.<\/li>\n<li>Illegal exploitation of the job position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Can other cases justify termination without notice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">No, only the situations listed under Article 80 are valid. Otherwise, the termination is considered arbitrary or unfair.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What are the mandatory procedures before immediate dismissal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Conducting an internal administrative investigation.<\/li>\n<li>Documenting and proving the violation.<\/li>\n<li>Allowing the employee to present their defense.<\/li>\n<li>Issuing a reasoned and documented decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If these procedures are not followed, the employee can <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faafirm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seek legal representation<\/a><\/span> and file an unfair dismissal lawsuit.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What are the employee\u2019s rights in case of unfair termination?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Compensation for the remaining contract period.<\/li>\n<li>End-of-service benefits.<\/li>\n<li>One-month notice salary.<\/li>\n<li>Possibly reinstatement to the job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The claim can be filed online via the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/najiz.sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Najiz platform<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Legal Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Termination without notice is only valid under strict legal conditions. Otherwise, it\u2019s a violation of employee rights, and compensation is due.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog_tax":[10],"class_list":["post-439","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_tax-10"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439"},{"taxonomy":"blog_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faafirm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_tax?post=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}