Rights of workers in enterprises

Article (58):

1. It is not permitted for the employer to transfer the worker without his written consent from his original place of work to another place that requires changing his place of residence.

2. The employer may - in cases of necessity that may be necessitated by occasional circumstances and for a period not exceeding thirty days per year – assign the worker to work in a place different from the agreed place without requiring his consent, provided that the employer bears the costs of the worker's transportation and residence during that period.

 

Article (59):

It is not permitted to transfer the worker with a monthly wage to the category of daily workers or workers appointed with a weekly, piece, or hourly wage, unless the worker consents to this in writing, and without prejudice to the rights that the worker has acquired in the period he spent with the monthly wage.

Article (60):

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (38) of this Law, the worker may not be assigned to a work that is fundamentally different from the work agreed upon without his written consent, except in cases of necessity that may be necessitated by occasional circumstances, and for a period not exceeding thirty days per year.

Article (61):

In addition to the duties stipulated in this Law and the regulations and decisions issued in implementation thereof, the employer shall:

1. Refrain from employing the worker as forced labor, not to detain, without judicial support, the wage of the worker or part of it, to treat his workers with due respect, and to refrain from any word or act that affects their dignity and religion.

2. Give workers the time necessary to exercise their rights stipulated in this law without a reduction in wages in return for this time, and he may regulate the exercise of this right in a manner that does not prejudice the progress of work.

3. Facilitate for the employees of the competent entities every task related to the application of the provisions of this system.

4. Refrain from doing anything that would nullify or impair the application of equality of opportunity or treatment in employment and occupation, whether through exclusion, differentiation or preference between applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, marital status or any other form of discrimination.

5. Provide adequate housing for his workers, and he may replace this with an appropriate cash allowance paid to them with the wage.

6. Provide a suitable means of transportation for his workers from their place of residence to the place of work, and he may replace this with an appropriate cash allowance paid to them from the wage.

Article (62):

If the worker comes to perform his work on time, or indicates that he is ready to perform his work at this time, and does not prevent him from working except for a reason attributable to the employer; he has the right to remuneration for the period in which he does not perform work.

Article (64):

At the end of the employment contract, the employer shall comply with the following:

1. To give the worker – at his request – a certificate of service free of charge, indicating the date of joining the work, the date of termination of his relationship with him, his profession, and the amount of his last wage. The employer may not include in the certificate anything that may harm the reputation of the worker or reduce the employment opportunities in front of him.

2. To return to the worker all certificates or documents deposited with him.