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CounselO helps individuals and businesses understand employment law matters in Saudi Arabia, review documents, identify practical options, and begin a professional online consultation package through WhatsApp or email, with the law, authority and scope identified before work is confirmed.
Consultation package
A complete, scoped consultation combining detailed written legal analysis, relevant clarifications, optional voice or video support, and agreed follow-up monitoring—without requiring a physical office visit.
Primary deliverable: The primary consultation is a detailed written professional response delivered through email or WhatsApp. Relevant clarification questions are answered within the agreed scope; voice messages, a voice call or video call may be added when they improve the assessment and are agreed in advance.
Follow-up and representation: Follow-up monitoring is included only when stated in the agreed scope, such as tracking an agreed response, deadline or next action; it does not promise a legal result or replace a separate engagement. Court representation, filing and other reserved work are separate and can be arranged through an appropriately licensed partner professional or cooperating office when requested or necessary.
Saudi Labor Law governs every aspect of the workplace relationship in the Kingdom — and when that law is violated, the consequences can be severe. CounselO represents employees and employers before Saudi Labor Tribunals and the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Development, handling wrongful termination, end-of-service benefit disputes, workplace discrimination, and executive severance — with 30+ years of legal practice in Saudi employment matters.
Open a problem to see useful documents, the initial route and the relevant jurisdictional context.
Required documents vary by the facts and relevant authority. Do not send the only original copy of any document.
Scope and engagement
Assessing the strength of your case under Saudi Labor Law and the potential exposure of the employer.
Securing employment contracts, HR communications, performance records, and witness statements.
Using the threat of Labor Tribunal proceedings to force favourable early settlements.
Separately engaged, appropriately licensed practitioners may represent your interests before the Saudi Labor Tribunals and the Ministry of Human Resources — relentlessly pursuing your full entitlements.
Legal transparency
Use these official links to verify the underlying legal materials. Laws and regulations can change, and the current text and facts of each matter must be assessed before reliance.
One matter can involve several areas of law. Explore closely related services or read the legal guides before requesting a consultation.
Time is often the most critical factor in legal matters. Schedule a secure, confidential consultation with our employment law team today.
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Trust and transparency
Clear information about experience, service delivery, confidentiality, and representation scope before a consultation begins.
CounselO was founded and is led by Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi, with 30+ years of legal practice.
CounselO states that its team has handled 20,000+ legal matters and consultations across multiple practice areas.
When a Saudi matter requires attendance, CounselO coordinates with a licensed cooperating Saudi law office within the agreed engagement.
Legal consultations and document review are available in both Arabic and English.
Client information and legal documents are treated as confidential, and only information needed to assess the matter is requested.
A consultation alone does not create a court-representation mandate; representation requires a separate agreement defining the work.
Jurisdiction disclosure
CounselO provides online consultation, document review and preliminary legal analysis for Saudi Arabia matters. The applicable professional and court requirements are confirmed before any service begins.
The consultation is provided through CounselO's legal team under the professional direction of Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi.
Saudi-law work is assessed against Saudi professional and procedural requirements. Any reserved activity is assigned to an appropriately licensed Saudi professional or office.
Court filing, attendance and representation in Saudi Arabia are not created by browsing or consultation alone. They require a separate engagement with the professional authorized for that forum.
A cooperating Saudi lawyer or office may be involved where the service requires local rights of audience or another reserved activity. Scope, fees, deliverables and responsible professional may differ by service and are confirmed in the engagement terms.
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Knowledge centre
When does termination without lawful cause constitute unfair dismissal? This article explains potentially unlawful termination under Saudi Labor Law, the distinction between lawful termination and unfair dismissal, and the rights and procedures that help workers protect their legal position.
Delayed wages or non-payment: procedures and rights under Saudi law. Wages are a core element of the employment relationship, and any delay or refusal to pay may affect a worker's fundamental right and require a clear legal response according to the circumstances of the case.
Experience you can examine
This case study involved a labour dispute in which the trial court denied the employee compensation for the remainder of his contract despite established delays in the employer’s wage payments. CounselO reframed the issue on appeal, establishing that the employee’s termination resulted from a material breach by the employer rather than voluntary abandonment. The Court of Appeal adopted this recharacterisation, partially overturned the judgment, and awarded the employee SAR 280,000 while affirming his other rights.
Saudi Arabia
View work sampleThe case concerned a private-sector employee whose employer filed an urgent application to prevent him from travelling, alleging financial irregularities and an ongoing internal investigation. CounselO’s defence focused on the principle that a travel ban is an exceptional measure that cannot be ordered merely because allegations or an internal investigation exist. Rather, there must be proof of a genuine risk that the employee will travel and that a specific right will consequently be lost. The documents also showed that the employee had expressed his willingness to return to work, while the company itself had prevented him from resuming his duties despite his employment contract remaining in force. The court accepted the defence arguments and dismissed the travel ban application, confirming that restricting freedom of movement requires credible evidence and clearly established statutory conditions, not merely unresolved allegations.
Saudi Arabia
View work sample**CounselO successfully reversed the course of an employment case in which the first-instance court had dismissed the claim. We reanalyzed the file and built a new legal theory based on the continuation of the employment relationship despite the transfer of the establishment’s ownership and the change in its legal form. Connecting the evidence with a judicial admission helped establish the worker’s rights, leading to the reversal of the first-instance judgment and an award of the worker’s entitlements.**
Saudi Arabia
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