Contracts, Salaries and Benefits

Contracts

Contracts in Saudi Arabia are generally for one or two years, renewable by mutual agreement. There is a sign-on bonus equivalent to one-month salary if you re-contract.

The majority of employment contracts in Saudi Arabia are "single status", which means that even if you are married, your spouse and/or family members cannot accompany you to Saudi Arabia. Some senior/administrative, nursing and medical contracts allow family members to travel to and live in Saudi Arabia.

Married contract. Only some senior positions offer family contract (Accompanied status - up to 3 eligible dependents, one of whom is a spouse).

Salaries

Salaries in Saudi Arabia vary depending on the hospital you work in, the experience you have and the country you are recruited from. Most hospitals base their salary and allowances on rates prevailing in the recruit's country of origin, i.e. US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle and Far East. The salary and benefit package for the post you apply for will be advised on initial application.

Salaries are normally paid at the end of each month in Saudi Riyals (SR) directly into the employee's bank account. The hospitals assist you in opening a bank account and many hospitals have a bank with ATM machines on site from where you can transfer money easily to anywhere in the world.

Benefits

• Tax free salary*

• Free fully furnished accommodation and utilities

• Low cost of living

• Ability to save majority of your salary

• Free medical coverage

• Yearly Service Award (Re-contracting Bonus)

• Yearly round trip flight ticket to point of hire
  

• Transportation services

• Opportunities for travel

• Working in a multinational environment

• State of the art hospitals (all hospitals are world class tertiary referral centres)
  

• Free mobilisation and de-mobilisation flights to and from point of origin

• Baggage allowance

• Uniform & laundry

• Recreation service

• Medical library / Internet access

• Availability of on job training & courses

• Merit increase upon renewal of contract, maximum of 6%

• Availability of promotion & transfer

• Overtime pay (rate per hour 150%)

• Saudi Service Award (Consisting of one-half months basic salary for each of the first five years of service and one month basic salary for each year of services thereafter)

• Telephone access code for personal national and international phone calls

• Six-ten weeks annual vacation

For married status contracts:

• Education allowances for married contract (2 eligible dependents only, 6-18 years of age) .

• Annual round-trip ticket to Riyadh directly from the location of the school outside the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

* No tax is deducted in Saudi Arabia, but you should check for any possible tax liability in your home country.

Holiday and Vacation days

• 30 days of annual leave per year (2.5 days per month of service, to be utilised by the employee after 3 months of service)

• Holiday leave per year (5 days Eid Al Fitr, 5 days Hajj and 1 day Saudi National Day)

• Annual vacation air tickets to point of origin - on contract renewal

• Mid year benefit (ticket and 10 days post leave)

For further information we have detailed descriptions on the regions, our client hospitals or you may simply wish to browse each post on our jobs database.

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