The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 38892 dated 13 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 [4 November 2025], which includes Ministry of Finance Letter 4302 dated 6 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 [28 October 2025], regarding the amendment of the Rules and Arrangements on the Manner of Treatment of Officers and Employees in the Sectors Targeted for Transformation and Privatization,
after perusal of the Rules and Arrangements on the Manner of Treatment of Officers and Employees in the Sectors Targeted for Transformation and Privatization issued by Council of Ministers Decision 616 dated 20 Shawwal 1442 [1 June 2021],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 3793 dated 12 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [29 April 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1864/47/M dated 18 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [4 June 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 2193 dated 26 Safar 1448 [9 August 2026],
hereby decides
The amendment to the Rules and Arrangements on the Manner of Treatment of Officers and Employees in the Sectors Targeted for Transformation and Privatization issued by Council of Ministers Decision 616 dated 20 Shawwal 1442 [1 June 2021] is hereby approved as follows:
First
The phrase “in accordance with article 18 of the Labor Law” provided in article 9(3), article 11(2)(c), and article 20(2)(c) is deleted.
Second
Article 18(3) is amended to read as follows:
“His service is considered continuous with regard to the end-of-service gratuity and leave. The supervising entity (the predecessor) shall bear the value of the end-of-service gratuity and leave for the period of service spent by the employee with it—before the transfer—and this is calculated on the basis of the last wage. The value of the subsequent end-of-service gratuity and leave must be borne by the entity to which he is transferred (the successor) and is calculated on the basis of the last wage, in accordance with a mechanism to be issued by a decision of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Privatization, after coordination with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.”
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 4 Rabi Al-Thani 1448
Corresponding to: 15 September 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5186 issued on 26 September 2026.