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45.8% of Employees in Saudi Arabia Work More than 40 Hours a Week

The percentage of employees who have coverage for primary healthcare reached 89.7% (Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development)
The percentage of employees who have coverage for primary healthcare reached 89.7% (Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development)
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45.8% of Employees in Saudi Arabia Work More than 40 Hours a Week

The percentage of employees who have coverage for primary healthcare reached 89.7% (Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development)
The percentage of employees who have coverage for primary healthcare reached 89.7% (Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development)

A total of 45.8% of employees in the Kingdom work for more than 40 hours per week, and 39.6% of employees work for 40 hours per week on average, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) has announced.

The GASTAT published health and safety at work statistics for 2023 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

The publication showed that employees' actual working hours per day are eight hours.

The percentage of employees trained on health and safety procedures at work reached 46.6%, while the percentage of employees with a dedicated health and safety department at their workplace reached 48.7%.

According to the bulletin, the most common risks faced by employees are standing for long periods of at least four hours daily, with a percentage of 28.21%, sitting on a chair for long periods exceeding three continuous hours, with a percentage of 28.15%, and moving the upper limbs repeatedly for long periods with a percentage of 17.1%.

The results showed that 7.8% of employees directly or indirectly deal with chemical substances, medical waste, radioactive materials, or toxic gases, while 6.3% of employees face electrical, machinery, or drowning risks.

The percentage of employees who have coverage for primary healthcare reached 89.7%.

The most common work-related health issue in the past 12 months is "work-related stress," with a percentage of 3.2%, while 83.5% of employees do not suffer from any work-related health issues.

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Saudi Arabia’s PMI Remains in Economic Expansion Zone

King Abdullah Financial Center in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
King Abdullah Financial Center in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia’s PMI Remains in Economic Expansion Zone

King Abdullah Financial Center in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
King Abdullah Financial Center in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The latest Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed the Kingdom's PMI stabilized at 55, as a result of another strong improvement in business activity in the non-oil-producing private sector.
The analytical readings issued by the Ministry of Economy and Planning indicate that the index stayed above the fifty-point limit, remaining in the economic expansion zone.
Riyad Bank said on Wednesday that companies had increased their production levels to support sales and projects, despite additional evidence of declining demand expectations. Growth in new orders fell to its weakest level in nearly two and a half years.
Non-oil producing companies recorded the slowest increase in purchases of production inputs in nearly 3 years, as they are looking to ease recent increases in inventory, while job growth has also declined compared to May.
At the same time, other reports noted that customer discounts affected overall selling prices and ran counter to efforts to pass on the strong increase in input prices to customers.
Naif Al-Ghaith, chief economist at Riyad Bank, said: “The PMI for the non-oil economy recorded at 55.0 in June, marking the slowest pace of expansion since January 2022. The new orders component fell compared to the previous month, suggesting a slight moderation in demand growth.”
He added: “However, the growth in non-oil sectors was supported by a strong increase in output levels. Employment numbers also rose, while suppliers’ delivery times continued to improve.”
In an analytical bulletin, the Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning explained that the production index recorded 61.1 points, supported by the improvement in commercial activity in the non-oil private sector, and that employment indicators continued to rise, driven by the increase in the number of employees and the stability of supply chains.
The Ministry indicated that the optimistic outlook of business owners and investors continued in light of the improvement in market conditions and the rise in demand for goods and services, which in turn reflects positively on the future outlook for the current year.