situation New labor law It has established a disciplined legal framework to protect the wages of workers in the private sector, prohibiting any deduction or withholding of salaries except in specific and exclusive cases, in accordance with what is stipulated in the wages section of the law.
The law affirms that it is not permissible, under any circumstances, to deduct, seize, or waive the wage owed to the worker to pay any debts, except within the limits of 25% of the value of the wage, taking into account the provisions of the law regulating certain situations and procedures for litigation in personal status matters.
Increase the discount to 50% in cases of alimony
The Labor Law permitted increasing the deduction rate to 50% of the wage in cases of alimony debts, giving it priority for payment in the event of overcrowding, followed by what is owed to the employer due to the tools or equipment that the worker destroyed, or the recovery of what was unlawfully paid to him, or the financial penalties imposed on him.
The law requires that any waiver of wages be valid, within the legally prescribed limits, obtaining written consent from the worker.
How to calculate discounts
The law stipulates that the discount rate is calculated after excluding income tax, insurance contributions, and amounts due in accordance with the Social Insurance and Pensions Law, in addition to what the employer has loaned to the worker within the limits permitted by the law.
Additional legal guarantees of remuneration
The Labor Law stressed that the employer is not released from the wage except by the worker’s signature indicating receipt in the records or wage statements, or by transferring the wage to the worker’s bank account, while obligating the employer to provide him with a detailed statement of his wage.
The law also considers the delivery of wages and bonuses legally due to child labor – in accordance with established controls – to absolve the employer of liability.
National Council for Wages and Salary Increases
The law indicates that wages are subject to an annual increase by a decision from the National Wages Council, which is responsible for determining the minimum wage and the value of the annual periodic bonus, in addition to studying requests for reduction or exemption from it in emergency economic cases, and setting the controls regulating that, while notifying the relevant authorities of its decisions.
It also stipulated the issuance of a decision by the Prime Minister to regulate the work of the Council and its powers within a period not exceeding six months from the date of implementation of the law, provided that the Council meets at least once every six months, and its decisions are issued by a majority of the votes of those present.
