Procedural Guide for the Decision on Localizing Pharmacy Professions

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SocialDevelopmentMinistryofHealth
ProceduralManual
fortheSaudizationDecreeofPharmacyProfessions
IssuedbyMinisterialresolutionNo.103111dated26/01/2025AD.
TableofContents
1INTRODUCTIONANDPURPOSE.....coocoseiivvrverersssssissssssssseesssssssisssssssssssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssassesssssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssesssssssssses3
2.DEFINITIONS...oeoeveeeeeesessssssssssseeeeesssssssssssssssees2828525855555888855853885855888554
3.GENERALCONDITIONSOFTHEDECREEONSAUDIZATION.
3.1IMPOSEDPERCENTAGE......cocoumunrrssssssssnssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssans
3.3MINIMUMWAGEFORINCLUSIONINSAUDIZATIONCALCULATION...
3.4PROFESSIONALACCREDITATION....ooouuummrrrvisnssannnnsssssssssssssssssssssans
5.3TARGETEDACTIVITIES...
3.6TARGETEDPROFESSIONS...
3.7MECHANISMFORSAUDIZATIONPERCENTAGECALCULATION.
3.8DATEOFDECREEENFORCEMENTANDGRACEPERIOD...oocccuuuueuuauasauasananaiessssssssssesesssesesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees10
4.SUPPORTANDEMPLOYMENTPROGRAMS........oooororioimiisssnessssssssssimsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssosses1
5.MECHANISMFORIMPLEMENTINGPENALTIESANDLEGALACTIONS.....oooroominsnsnerrssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssses12
6.FAQS........ooooveeeeeeeeseesiasssesssseessesssssssssess2188888885588855828854888813
1.IntroductionandPurpose
Inpursuitofitscommitmenttofosteringaproductive,stable,andstimulatingemploymentenvironmentforSaudinationals
acrosstheKingdom,andincollaborationwiththeMinistryofHealth,theMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocial
Developmentseekstoenhancecitizenparticipationinthelabormarket.PursuanttoMinisterialResolutionNo.103111,dated
26/01/2025,regardingtheapprovalofupdatestotheProceduralManualforpharmacyprofessionsandtheimplementation
ofSaudizationpercentagesfortheseprofessions,aswellastheestablishmentofaminimumwageinaccordancewiththe
definedjobtitlesandprofessionalrequirementssetforthinthemanual,theSaudizationpercentagesshallbeappliedas
follows:35%incommunitypharmaciesandmedicalcomplexes,65%inhospitalpharmacyactivities,and55%inother
pharmacy-relatedactivities.Theserequirementsshalltakeeffectfrom27/07/2025.
TheDecreeconsidersthelabormarketconditionsinthetargetedprofessionsandactivities,aswellasthenumberofjob
seekersamonggraduatesofrelevantspecializations.Italsoconsiderscurrentstudentsinrelatedfieldswhoareexpected
toenterthelabormarketinthecomingyears.Additionally,thedecisionreflectsanassessmentoftheprivatesector's
capacitytoabsorbnationaltalentinprofessionalspecializations.
ThisProceduralManualhasbeendevelopedtoclarifyallaspectsoftheSaudizationDecreeforthetargetedprofessions.It
includesdetailsonthemandatedpercentages,thetargetedactivitiesandprofessions,thecalculationmechanismfor
employees,andthepenaltiesfornon-compliance.Additionally,itoutlinesthesupportprogramsprovidedbytheHuman
Resourcessystemandspecializedentitiestoassisttheprivatesectorinimplementingtheresolution.Themanualalso
addressesthemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsrelatedtoitsapplication.”

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