Human Resources Ministry Implements Higher Saudization Rates in Private Sector Marketing, Sales Jobs

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced the implementation of decisions to raise Saudization rates in marketing and sales professions, effective April 19, as part of its ongoing efforts to provide more motivating job opportunities for Saudi men and women across different regions of the Kingdom.
 The decisions stipulate raising the Saudization rate in marketing and sales professions in the private sector to 60% for establishments employing three or more workers in these professions.
 The ministry published the procedural guides related to the decisions on its website, which include details of the covered professions, implementation mechanisms, and the calculation of Saudization rates, to inform employers and establishments about how Saudization is calculated and the penalties stipulated for violators.