The following terms and expressions, whenever used in this Regulation, shall carry the meanings assigned to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Regulation: The Regulation for Domestic Workers and Those in Similar Positions.
Minister: The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
Ministry: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Domestic Employer: Any natural person who has recruited a domestic worker or an individual in a similar position through a licensed recruitment office, or who has contracted with them—directly or indirectly—to perform domestic work. Family: The domestic employer and individuals residing with him/her in his/her household, whether related by kinship, affinity, or under his/her care for legal or moral reasons.
Domestic Work: Any profession involving personal service, either directly or indirectly, performed by a domestic worker or those in similar positions for the domestic employer or any member of his/her family in exchange for wages. A list of domestic occupations and similar positions shall be issued by the Minister or his delegate in accordance with labor market needs.
Domestic Worker and Those in Similar Positions: Any natural person, male or female, who performs domestic work or similar tasks, directly or indirectly, for the domestic employer or any member of his/her family, under the supervision and direction of the domestic employer or his /her representative. The term "domestic worker," as used in this Regulation, refers to both domestic workers and those in similar positions.
Wage: The total compensation provided to the domestic worker in exchange for his/her work, paid monthly, as agreed upon in the domestic employment contract.
Forced Labor: Any work or service that is coerced upon the domestic worker through threat of punishment and which the domestic worker has not voluntarily agreed to perform.
Parties to the Relationship: The domestic employer and the domestic worker or those in similar positions.
Domestic Employment Contract: A contract establishing the personal employment relationship, under which the domestic worker or those in similar positions commit to working for the domestic employer and their family, either directly or indirectly, in exchange for a specified wage and for a defined period.
Workplace: The location designated for the permanent or temporary residence of the domestic employer.
Insurance Policy: The insurance-related instructions for domestic workers issued by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 591 dated 13/10/1442 AH.
Month: Thirty (30) days.
Year: Twelve (12) Gregorian months.

All periods and dates stipulated in this Regulation shall be calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, unless otherwise specified in the domestic employment contract.

Any condition, settlement, or waiver that contradicts the provisions of this Regulation during the validity of the domestic employment contract shall be deemed null and void, unless it is more favorable to the domestic worker.

The amounts owed to the domestic worker or his/her heirs under this Regulation shall be regarded as preferential debts of the highest priority. The domestic worker and his/her heirs shall have precedence over all the assets of the domestic employer in order to recover these amounts.

The employment of individuals under the age of twenty-one is strictly prohibited.

1. The terms of the relationship between the parties shall be governed by a domestic employment contract, in accordance with the mandatory contract templates established by the Ministry.
2. The Arabic version of the contract shall be the authoritative text, and it must be translated into the official language understood by the domestic worker in his/her home country.
3. The domestic employment contract shall be considered valid even if it is not in written form. In such cases, the domestic worker may prove the existence of the contract and his/her rights arising from it by any available means of proof. Both parties to the relationship have the right to request a written domestic employment contract at any time. The rights of the domestic worker shall not be forfeited even if the contract is not formalized in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
4. The domestic employment contract must shall be definite. If the contract does not include a defined term, it shall be deemed concluded and renewable for a period of one year from the date the work commenced.