Article 1

The following terms, wherever they appear in this regulation, shall have the meanings assigned to them unless the context requires otherwise:

Regulation

Domestic Workers and those in their position Regulation.

Minister

The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.

Ministry

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.

Employer

Any natural person who has recruited a domestic worker or similar category through a licensed recruitment office or has contracted with them—directly or indirectly—to perform domestic work.

Family

The domestic employer and the individuals residing with them in their household, who are related by kinship or marriage, or whom the employer is responsible for caring for due to any legal or moral obligation.

Domestic Work

A direct or indirect personal service profession performed by a domestic worker or those in their position for the employer or any member of their household in return for a wage. A list of domestic job titles and those in their position that align with labor market requirements shall be issued by a decision from the Minister or their authorized representative.

Domestic Worker

Any natural person, male or female, who performs direct or indirect domestic work for the domestic employer or any member of their household under the supervision and direction of the domestic employer or their representative. The term 'domestic worker' in this regulation refers to domestic workers and similar categories.

Wage

All amounts paid to the domestic worker or similar category on a monthly basis in execution of the terms agreed upon in the domestic work contract.

Forced work

All work or services imposed on the domestic worker or similar category under threat of punishment, which the domestic worker has not voluntarily consented to perform.

Parties to the Relationship

The employer and the domestic worker or similar category.

Domestic Work Contract

A contract that establishes a personal working relationship between the parties, under which the domestic worker or similar category undertakes to work directly or indirectly for the domestic employer and their household in exchange for a specified wage and for a specified period.

Workplace

The permanent or temporary residence of the domestic employer.

Insurance Document

The instructions regarding domestic worker insurance issued by the Council of Ministers' Decision No. 591 dated 13/10/1442H.

Month

Thirty days.

Year

Twelve months.

Article 2

All durations and deadlines specified in these regulations are calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, unless the domestic employment contract specifies otherwise.

Article 3

Any clause, reconciliation, or waiver that contradicts the provisions of these regulations during the validity of the domestic employment contract shall be void, unless it is more beneficial to the domestic worker.

Article 4

The amounts owed to the domestic workers or their heirs under these regulations are considered first-degree preferential debts. The domestic workers and their heirs have a priority claim over all the employer's assets to recover these amounts.

Article 5

No claim related to the rights specified in these regulations, or arising from a domestic employment contract, shall be accepted by the competent court if more than twelve months have passed since the termination of the domestic employment contract, unless the claimant provides an acceptable excuse, or the defendant acknowledges the claim.

Article 6

It is prohibited to employ individuals under the age of twenty-one.