According to the details of the decision, workers will be exempted from fees in small establishments with nine workers or less, with the employer working full-time while raising the number of exempted workers to 4 workers when hiring another Saudi.

It is noteworthy that the total number of establishments with a total number of employees of 9 or less is about 576,312 establishments.

The ministry had previously confirmed that the exemption aims to provide further flexibility in managing the contractual relationship between the establishment or the employer and the expatriate worker.

It aims to improve the management of financial flows with establishments in the private sector and allow scheduling of their financial payments.