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Internal Work Organization Regulation: A Ready Template Certified by a Licensed Saudi Lawyer
- Category
- Employment and HR
- Language
- Arabic + English
- Format
- Editable DOCX
CERTIFICATION RECORD
This template was prepared and reviewed by a licensed Saudi lawyer and is kept current as the Kingdom's regulations change.
Where an Arabic and an English text exist, the Arabic text prevails
An internal regulation governing working hours, rest days, attendance, the penalties table, grievances, and the wage payment day, bilingual and ready for adoption.
The internal work regulation is a business's own constitution: the reference that sets working hours, rest days, and how attendance is recorded, and, more importantly, the document that gives disciplinary decisions their legitimacy. Without an adopted regulation published to employees, any warning or deduction becomes a decision with no written basis, and it is hard to defend at a grievance or a claim. Sighaty template E-07 is a complete bilingual regulation drafted for the Labor Law framework, covering the daily organization of work, attendance, penalties, grievances, wage payment, and advances, with the Arabic text prevailing on any difference so a non-Arabic-speaking employee can read it without undermining the governing reference.
Get the Internal Work Organization Regulation TemplateE-07What this regulation is and when you need it
The regulation is a single document gathering the rules that govern the working day inside the business, adopted and then published to employees so everyone knows them. Its value is not only organizational: it is the basis on which warning letters and penalties rest, and the reference an employee turns to when filing a grievance. A business needs it once its headcount has grown and case-by-case judgement has become a source of problems, or when it wants to standardize practice before being asked about it.
- A business that wants a written basis for warnings and penalties instead of case-by-case judgement.
- The need to standardize working hours, rest days, and attendance recording across branches and departments.
- Governing the grievance mechanism and its decision window before complaints turn into a dispute.
What the smart-fill asks and what you receive
The smart-fill first asks about the establishment's identity: its name in Arabic and English, its CR number, and its activity, because the regulation is drafted in the business's own name rather than as a generic document. It then moves to the organization of work, which is the heart of the regulation.
- The daily and weekly working hours, the main rest day, and the second rest day or none.
- The Ramadan arrangement: on the statutory basis or a compensatory arrangement.
- The attendance system you use, and the adopted penalties table the regulation refers to.
- The grievance decision window in days, and the adoption and publication channel through which the regulation is announced to employees.
- The wage payment day, and the limits on advances and their recovery schedule if you grant them.
Within minutes you receive a formatted bilingual regulation, ready for adoption and editable before publication, written in your establishment's name and referring to the penalties table you adopt. You then have a single document on which the rest of your HR paperwork is built, from warning letters to grievance forms.
Why a lawyer-certified template beats a free download
Free regulations in circulation are usually old copies that have travelled between businesses for years, still carrying another company's name on some pages, and skipping the points that are actually tested: the grievance window, tying a penalty to an adopted table, and the publication channel that proves the employee knew the rules. The Sighaty template is certified by a licensed Saudi lawyer and written to be adopted and published rather than filed in a drawer, and it is updated as the regulations change, so it holds up on the day you are asked for your written basis.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the regulation tied to warning letters and penalties?
Because a penalty needs a written rule that predates the violation and that the employee knew. The regulation is that rule, and it refers to the adopted penalties table. This is why the template asks about the penalties table and the adoption and publication channel: without known publication it is hard to prove the employee knew the rules they were held to.
Does the regulation cover Ramadan arrangements and rest days?
Yes. The smart-fill asks for the main rest day and the second rest day or none, and for the Ramadan arrangement, whether on the statutory basis or a compensatory arrangement the business adopts. Fixing these points in the regulation prevents the yearly recurring argument over the work schedule.
Does the regulation need adoption and publication, or is writing it enough?
Writing it alone is not enough. The regulation takes effect when it is adopted and published to employees through a known channel, and the Qiwa platform is the usual route for organizing a business's relationship with the labor system. This is why the template asks you to name the adoption and publication channel inside its text, so it becomes a documented step rather than a deferred intention.
The content is general guidance, not legal advice; consult a licensed lawyer for your specific case.