Saudi Arabia: Compliance Update: Wage Protection System Phasing in for Smaller Employers

France: Vision Benefits: 100% refund of optical expenses… who is going to pay?The Saudi government in September 2013 introduced the Wages Protection System (WPS). The WPS is designed to make sure employees are paid on time. Large companies were the first required to comply with the system, then medium sized companies and now smaller companies, those 11-59 employees, must comply by the end of 2017.

Companies who aren’t in compliance face fines and loss of work permits for repeat violations. Read more about this topic on SHRM’s website.