HRSD Ministry to launch wage protection for domestic workers from July 1

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) will launch the wage protection service for the domestic workers as of July 1, 2024, aligning with the ministry’s initiatives to develop the industry, while preserving the rights of both employers and domestic workers.

This service aims to ensure transparency in the salary payments, via the use of digital wallets and licensed banks through the Musaned platform. It also enhances security and reliability in wages transfer, and thus, safeguards the rights of contractual parties.

This service will be applied to domestic workers by virtue of new contracts and will be gradually applied to existing contracts in stages as per the number of domestic workers each employer.

For employers with more than four domestic workers the service with apply starting Jan. 1, 2025, while for employers with three or more workers it will apply starting July 1, 2025. For employers with two or more workers it will apply as of Oct. 1, 2025.

The service is scheduled to include all domestic workers by Jan. 1, 2026, the ministry said, indicating that the service has been available via the Musaned platform since April 1, 2022, and has received an extensive turnout.