🗓️ Weekly Rest Day
Every worker is entitled to a paid weekly rest day. If you are asked to work on it:
- ✅ Option 1: A replacement paid day off within 3 days of the rest day
- ✅ Option 2: Your standard daily pay + at least 50% extra
🎉 Official Public Holidays
National Day, the two Eids, Founding Day — all are paid holidays. If you work on them, you are entitled to a replacement day off or overtime pay.
📜 Article 109 and the Executive Regulations: Official holidays are fully paid, and anyone who works during them is entitled to a replacement day off or overtime pay.
📊 Salary of 5,000 SAR — Working on a Friday
Normal daily pay5000 ÷ 30 = 167 SAR
+ Rest day rate (at least 50%)+83 SAR
Total Friday pay250 SAR minimum ✅
Source: Saudi Labor Law — Article 109
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