According to data released by the Ministry of Justice, Riyadh courts accounted for 44.3 percent of the total endowment cases during the last Hijri year, with 3,310 cases, followed by the Mecca region with 1,428 cases, the Eastern Province with 670 cases, and Medina with 640 cases.
According to data released by the Ministry of Justice, Riyadh courts accounted for 44.3 percent of the total number of endowment cases during the last Hijri year.
The number of endowment claims in Qassim region reached 444, followed by Asir region with 186, Hail region with 169, Jazan region with 101, Tabuk region with 97, and Northern Borders region with 58.
The number of endowment claims in Qassim region reached 444, followed by Asir region with 186, Hail region with 169, Jazan region with 101, Tabuk region with 97, and Northern Borders region with 58.
The number of cases in Najran region amounted to 48, followed by Al-Baha region with 42. While Al-Jouf region recorded the least number of cases in ending endowments during the past year with 38 cases.
The Ministry of Justice revealed that the total rulings issued during the past two years in labor courts amounted to 110 thousand labor rulings, while the total sessions held during the same period amounted to more than 330 thousand sessions.
<It indicated that the total number of labor cases closed in less than two weeks during the last Hijri year amounted to about 16,155 cases.
During the past year, 30 percent of cases were closed in one session, while the percentage of cases closed during two sessions reached 40 percent, and the percentage of cases closed during three sessions reached 30 percent. The digital structure on which the labor courts were founded contributed to the quality of judicial outputs and reduced the periods of closing cases. The ministry indicated that the average number of appointments in labor courts and circuits reached 647 sessions per day.
As for the duration of amicable settlement procedures before filing labor lawsuits, it is 21 days, and if the amicable settlement does not end within that period, the dispute is submitted from the beneficiary to the labor courts electronically through the electronic justice services portal Najez.
It also allowed the parties to the dispute to file claims to the labor courts electronically through the Najez portal, for all types of claims, whether labor claims subject to the labor system, claims of domestic workers and their equivalent, as well as complaints of employers and workers against decisions issued by the General Organization for Social Insurance regarding participation, registration and compensation.
Also, it has finally made it possible for the parties to the dispute to file claims to the labor courts electronically through the Najez portal.
The Ministry of Justice launched the Labor Justice Unit, whose tasks include preparing studies related to improving procedures for labor courts, technical and objective research related to labor justice, and expressing opinions on matters referred to it, in addition to strengthening the roles of communication and change in labor courts and departments and working to build a culture that supports achievement and quality.
