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Nafith Platform Launch

Nafith Platform Launch​

Phase II of Idle Lands Program has been launched in 17 new cities by the Ministry of Housing

OVERVIEW

On Sunday, 8/26/1441H corresponding to 4/19/2020, Minister of Justice, Dr. Walid Al-Samaani, launched Nafith Platform that allows individuals and corporates to electronically create, save, and manage execution bonds in a safe and reliable environment.

Such inauguration took place with the participation of the ministers of commerce, housing, communications, and the governor of the Saudi Central Bank to ensure the most integration possible across Saudi concerned agencies.

The platform provides a digital bond service where the beneficiary/user can create, issue, and have bonds approved by counterpart users, follow up on their status, view their details around the clock, and have such bonds linked to and monitored by the Ministry of Justice and courts of execution to facilitate enforcement thereof.

Nafith Objectives

Nafith comes as a part of Vision 2030 and the MoJ’s efforts for engaging the private sector under the National Transformation Program as well as an increased shift towards digital services and platforms.

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Expansion of Labor Courts Jurisdiction

Expansion of Labor Courts Jurisdiction

Overview

On this 06/09/1442H [17/4/2021], a resolution of the Supreme Council of Judiciary number (1747/T), that concluded the following:

First: The competence of the labor courts to hear cases related to a request to expand the scope of health insurance services for the insured; As stipulated in the employment contract or the internal regulation of the facility.

Second: The competence of the labor courts to hear cases related to a request for compensation for lack of health insurance.

In addition to the above, we would like to share the advice of Knowledge Pioneer Employment Practice consultants to take the necessary measures to maintain the application of the health insurance policy to esteemed facilities employees where health insurance should be expressly included in both current and future employment contracts and the internal regulations of the facility, if possible. Prompt updates of employment contracts will indeed protect facilities’ interests and avoid the long term of litigation and judicial obligation and, accordingly, reimbursing employees who are not covered by valid health insurance in the event of their resort to the judiciary.

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