Employers must insure all staff and their families says Saudi health insurance regulator
Published 23 Mar,2021 via Arab News - Economy RIYADH - The Saudi health insurance regulator has said all private sector companies are obliged to provide minimum benefits for their employees and all family members.
Health insurance starts from the employee’s first working day, covering all members of the family, including wives and children until the age of 25, SPA reported, citing the General Secretariat of the Saudi Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (SCCH).
The regulator stressed that when an employee moves to another company, the new employer is responsible for insuring the worker from the very first day of work.
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