RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Assets and Social Growth introduced an replace to the mechanism for calculating Saudization charges within the Nitaqat program, primarily based on employment contracts electronically documented by the Qiwa platform.
The ministry mentioned the brand new mechanism will take impact on April 15, 2026.
Beneath the replace, solely Saudi workers whose work contracts are documented by the Qiwa platform shall be counted in Saudization calculations.
The ministry mentioned the step goals to boost transparency, enhance the reliability of labor market knowledge and streamline how firms handle contractual relationships with workers by unifying the supply of contract data.
The replace relies on Cupboard Determination No. 195 dated 4/4/1443 AH, which assigned the ministry accountability for regulating and managing contractual relations between firms and employees within the labor market.
The ministry confused that documenting Saudi workers’ contracts on the Qiwa platform is a compulsory requirement for his or her inclusion in Saudization percentages beneath the Nitaqat program.
It urged all institutions to finish the documentation of worker contracts by the platform to make sure correct calculations and keep away from any affect on their Nitaqat classification.
The Qiwa platform serves because the unified digital gateway for labor sector providers in Saudi Arabia, offering a variety of digital providers that allow firms to handle employment contracts and adjust to labor laws.
Greater than 12 million employment contracts have been created and renewed electronically by the platform, the ministry mentioned.
The platform goals to strengthen transparency in contractual relationships and assist a steady work atmosphere within the Kingdom as a part of broader digital transformation efforts and labor market technique targets.
