Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Labor has warned to the agencies who give employments without an approved licensed that do not work of recruitment. Ministry of Saudi directed citizens and foreigners who are living in Saudi Arabia that do not deal with these agencies.
Some of these agencies are claiming that they only act as an interaction between employees and employers of the companies. However, these agencies are forbidden from working in this context by the Saudi Ministry and Ministry of Saudi also warned them that any violation will be fined 10 thousand Saudi Riyals. The ministry said in a statement that any agency without a license does not allow employees to provide recruitment services.
The statement also explained that companies must obtain a license that provides recruitment services to employees. The Ministry has directed the public to directly contact to the licensed companies because the middle-agent work state agencies are against the law. It is also notified in the statement avoid approaching unauthorized agencies for the recruitment of maids and other workers as now unlicensed agencies will not be able to full the requirements of citizens. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has licensed the 338 recruitment organizations in the Kingdom.