PSAU abides by the Kingdom wide regulations on maternity, paternity, and support for non-gestational parents can participate in childcare duties.

These policies are highlighted below while details can be obtained via the attached translated files.

Article (125):

The government entity must achieve a balance between ensuring the regularity of government work and the employee's needs through the fair and optimal use of vacations.

Article (126): Leaves are classified as follows:

A- Ordinary leave. B - Leave the academic examination. C- Study leave. D- Emergency leave. E - sick leave. F- Leave to accompany a patient. G- Exceptional leave. H- Death Leave. I- Delivery leave. J- Maternity leave. K- paternity leave. L- National Participation Leave M - Compensation leave

Article (127):

The official holidays shall be as follows: A- The weekly holiday: on Friday and Saturday of every week. B- The National Day holiday: The (first) day of the Libra before the beginning of the solar Hijri year, corresponding to the 23rd of September of the Gregorian year. This does not compensate the employee for the National Day holiday if it coincides with another official holiday. C- Holidays: the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting from today) the twenty-fifth (of the month of Ramadan and ends with the end of the day) the fifth (of the month of Shawwal, holiday Eid al-Adha holiday and the start of the day) V (of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah and ends with the end of the day) the fifteenth (of The month itself. If one working day falls between two official holidays, this day shall be an official holiday.

Article (128):

If the working day coincides with two official holidays, this day shall be official leave.

Article (129):

Whoever is assigned to work during official holidays may be compensated with a vacation instead of an overtime bonus, according to the following controls: A- The compensation is at the rate of one working day for one day off, except for the day of Eid and the two days after it, where the compensation is based on the day by two days. B - The assigned employee shall enjoy the compensation leave within one year from the date of the assignment end, and the enjoyment of this leave does not affect what he is entitled to in the ordinary leaves. C - Inform the employee assigned to do so.

Article (130):

The employee is entitled to an ordinary leave of (thirty-six) days for each year of his service, with a full salary according to the last salary he received.

Article (131):

a- The employee must enjoy his regular leave within a period not exceeding (three) years from the end of the year of its entitlement, and he may - after the approval of the governmental authority to which he belongs- to take a fourth-year vacation, and after the approval of the government authority to which he belongs, he is required to take a fourth-year vacation. His right to it or what is left of it has forfeited if he did not submit an application to enjoy it. b- The employee has the right to enjoy all or part of his regular leave at the beginning of the year of entitlement for one or two periods not less than 5 days. Less period not more than 10 days per year may be excepted. c- The entity to which the employee is affiliated must - when he submits an application to enjoy regular leave- enable him to enjoy it, and the entity may - for work requirements - postpone the start of the regular leave (the non-entitlement to enjoy regular leave). d- It is permissible - at the employee's request - to extend the ordinary leave while enjoying it as of the date of its expiry if the employee has a balance of ordinary leave.

Article (132):

Without prejudice to what is stated in Article No. (131) of the Regulations, the employee may request to enjoy his balance of the regular leave due to him, provided that it does not exceed (one hundred) for a female employee, during the period of his service, for a period of eight days. Calculated for the purpose of retirement (twenty-five) years or more, or aged (fifty) years or more, enjoy his balance of the ordinary leave due to him, not exceeding (four hundred and forty days) during the forty-four years.

 

More details on the PSAU policies on maternity, paternity, childcare, and support for non-gestational parents can participate in childcare duties can be read in the attached translated document.

Last Update Date For Page Content : 18/11/2025 - 13:11 Saudi Arabia Time

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