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Recruiting a non-Saudi employee sets the timetable: a recruitment authorisation, a visa, then a residence permit whose validity governs the lawfulness of the employment and, for a manager, the validity of their signature. A written employment contract is compulsory for a foreign employee and is entered on the human resources portal.

Salary payment then goes through the wage protection system, which matches actual bank payments against registered contracts; a persisting discrepancy feeds straight back into the employer's dealings with the administration. There is no employee income tax.

Commercial registration, whose validity is limited in time, must be renewed: an expired registration is the most frequent ground for rejection in Saudi files. A company with foreign shareholders first obtains an investment licence from the competent ministry, and membership of the local chamber of commerce completes the set. Employer files are opened with the social insurance organisation and on the human resources portal, which handles contracts, visas and work permits.

An end-of-service award calculated on length of service marks the departure and is prepared in advance. Check compulsory employee health insurance as well: it conditions the issue and renewal of residence permits, and a lapse there halts recruitment altogether rather than merely delaying it.