Saudi Arabia Opens Six-Month Window to Resolve Domestic Worker Cases
Domestic workers reported as absent before May 11th can now transfer to new employers within a six-month grace period.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched a six-month grace period, effective May 11th, allowing domestic workers who were reported as absent from work before that date to regularise their status.
The initiative enables eligible workers still residing in the Kingdom to legally transfer to a new employer through the Musaned platform. To complete the transfer, the prospective employer must initiate and finalise the process via the platform.
The grace period is part of broader efforts by Saudi authorities to address irregular employment, ease legal pathways for domestic workers, and improve labour market regulation. Musaned, the ministry’s official recruitment and domestic labour services platform, was launched in 2016 to manage employment processes, rights, and responsibilities between workers and employers.
