Jeddah – Workers in Saudi Arabia will be fined between 200 riyals and 1,000 riyals for poor personal hygiene. In the revised list related to municipal law violations and fines approved by the Ministry of Municipal, Rural and Housing Affairs, fines ranging from 200 Riyals to 1,000 Riyals have been stipulated for poor personal hygiene of workers in establishments related to public health, including restaurants.
Firms will be fined the same amount for not wearing gloves, not wearing hair, not wearing masks, not wearing uniform, and those who are not supposed to wear watches and jewelry on their hands during work. Municipalities and Baladias in the areas where the institutions operate have been classified into five categories and fines for violations have been determined. According to this, for the same violation of the law, the maximum amount of fine will be imposed on firms operating in big cities and the lowest amount on firms operating in rural areas.
For poor personal hygiene of workers, fines of 1,000 Riyals will be levied in cities of the first category, 800 Riyals in the cities of the second category, 600 Riyals in the cities of the third category, 400 Riyals in the cities of the fourth category, and 200 Riyals in the cities of the fifth category. Violations of sleeping inside the establishment, eating in non-designated areas during work, and storing workers’ personal belongings in non-designated areas will attract the same amount of fine.
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A fine of 200 Riyals will be imposed on establishments operating in all categories of cities for workers smoking in prohibited areas. Fines of 2,000 Riyals, 1,600 Riyals, 1,200 Riyals, 800 Riyals, and 400 Riyals will be imposed on establishments depending on the size of the cities if they are found to be working with workers with symptoms, wounds, or blisters.
Establishments will be fined at the rate of 2,000 Riyals in first category cities, 1,600 Riyals in second category cities, 1,200 Riyals in third category cities, 800 Riyals in fourth category cities and 400 Riyals in fifth category cities for workers showing bad health habits such as touching nose, mouth and spitting during work.
English Summary: Saudi to charge huge fines for poor personal hygiene of workers
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2023-08-31 13:40:15
