Saudi Arabia – Ministry of Labour set to implement wage protection system

THE Ministry of Labour announced last month that it will require all companies with 3,000 or more employees and all private schools to implement the Wage Protection System (WPS) program which was slated to start this month. The program requires companies to submit wage information via the e-service program to the Ministry of Labour. 

Abdullah Abuthnin, officer of inspection and development at the Ministry of Labour, said the program is available for trial before the mandatory implementation date, and a number of establishments have already begun using the program to submit files to the ministry. The trial period, which began last June, allows companies to experiment and evaluate the service, as well as communicate with banks to achieve the requirements of the program before the mandatory date of implementation.