Provisions Regulating Eid Holidays for Employees of Government Agencies Subject to the Labor Law

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Bureau of Experts at the Council of
Ministers 
 Official Translation Department

Provisions Regulating Eid Holidays for
Employees of Government 
 Agencies Subject to the Labor Law

 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 532
January
16, 2024 

Translation
of Saudi Laws

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Provisions Regulating Eid Holidays for
Employees of Government Agencies Subject to the Labor Law
Resolution No.:
Date:

4/7/1445H

The Council of Ministers, 
In its session held under the
chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud; upon perusal of Casefile No. 51017, dated 25/7/1444H,
received from the Royal Court, including Cable No. 115951, dated 18/7/1444H,
from His Excellency the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development,
regarding the report prepared by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of
Human Resources and Social Development concerning Eid holidays for employees of
government agencies subject to the Labor Law; 
Upon perusal of the Civil
Service Law, issued by Royal Decree No. M/49, dated 10/7/1397H, and its
amendments; 
Upon perusal of the Labor
Law, issued by Royal Decree No. M/51, dated 23/8/1426H, and its amendments; 
Upon perusal of the Rules for
Approving the Provisions Regulating the Affairs of Employees of Public Agencies
and their Compensations, issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 721,
dated 26/10/1444H; 
Upon perusal of High Order
No. 76452, dated 6/11/1444H; 
Upon perusal of the
Implementing Regulations of the Labor Law and its annexes, issued by
Ministerial Decision No. 70273, dated 11/4/1440H, and their amendments; 
Upon perusal of the
Implementing Regulations for Human Resources in the Civil Service, issued by
Ministerial Decision No. 1550, dated 9/6/1440H, and their amendments; 
Upon perusal of documents No.
3394, dated 9/11/1444H, and No. 277, dated 23/1/1444H, prepared by the Bureau
of Experts at the Council of Ministers; 
Upon perusal of the
recommendation prepared in the Council of Economic and Development Affairs No.
21-6/45/D, dated 8/2/1445H; and 
Upon perusal of
Recommendation No. 5432, dated 21/5/1445H, issued by the General Committee of
the Council of Ministers; 
Resolves as
follows: 
First: 

Government agencies that
apply the Labor Law as provided for in their statutes and have approved
independent administrative regulations (authorities, institutions, centers,
programs, and entities of similar status) shall amend their administrative
regulations so that the number of days set as official holidays for Eid al-Fitr
and Eid al-Adha be not less than four working days and not more than five
working days.
Second: 
The application of Clause
(First) of this Resolution shall be as follows: 
1.

Agencies
whose employees are subject only to the Labor Law shall apply Clause (First) to
such employees. 
2.

Agencies
whose employees are subject to more than one law shall apply Clause (First)
only to the employees subject to the Labor Law. 
Third: 

Government agencies whose
employees are subject to the Labor Law according to their statutes
(authorities, institutions, centers, programs, and entities of similar status)
and whose administrative regulations have not yet been approved shall apply the
number of days set as official holidays for the two Eids as provided in Clause
(First) of this Resolution. 
Fourth: 

Amending the Unified Form of
the Administrative Regulations, referred to in the Rules for Approving the
Provisions Regulating the Affairs of Employees of Public Agencies and their
Compensations, issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 721, dated 26/10/1444H,
and applying said Form upon the approval or review of the administrative
regulations in accordance with the procedures provided therein, as follows: 

Action

Text

Number of days of 

Eid al-Fitr and Eid alAdha holidays 

The employee shall
 be entitled to a paid holiday during the following days: 

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha: A minimum of four working
 days and a maximum of five working days per Eid holiday. 

Fifth: 

The abovementioned Clauses
shall not apply to the employees who are subject to the Labor Law and are
working in government agencies which apply the Civil Service Law.

(Signed)
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud