Saudi: Directive issued to draw up flexible sick leave policies

Saudi: Directive issued to draw up flexible sick leave policies

Saudi Arabia has underlined the need to draw up flexible sick leave policies for employees affected by Covid-19 in line with the regulations of the Health Ministry.

In the latest issue of guidelines to deal with suspected or confirmed cases of the coronavirus at workplaces, the mechanism for dealing with suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus includes activating verification of health status and immunization of individuals on the Tawakkalna application upon entering the workplace. It calls for a ban on entry of any employee whose health status on the app is ‘Covid positive’ or ‘not immune’.