The employee must also have a total registered salary of at least SAR4,000 and cannot be registered as a part-time employee or a student.
The Public Authority for Manpower will oversee employers’ compliance with wage payment requirements under the system.
El Hokayem brings more than a decade of insurance experience across broking, underwriting and specialty leadership to his new role.
Restrictions will also apply to employees during certain periods involving suspension, disciplinary proceedings or criminal cases, with specified waiting periods following certain penalties.
The rules also require the second employer to generally have the same or a higher prescribed Bahrainisation rate than the employer sponsoring the worker.
