PAM issues directive for absconding case

Public Authority for Manpower explained the reasons that allow an employer to file an absconding report against an employee - that is not reporting to work for seven days.

The employer must submit it to the interior ministry within 15 days - also he must put the report in a visible place at the workplace until a decision is made. The authority stipulated an employer who files an absconding report to not restore the worker to his job until after the report is cancelled.

The authority can ban the worker from getting a work permit for a minimum of two years in case the worker violates the labor law or the terms of the contract.