“There is a study on salaries, which is being prepared in cooperation with other government departments,” Al-Humaid told Al-Jazirah Arabic daily.
He said the ministry has given top priority to employment of Saudis in the private sector.
“We have opened an office to receive applications of Saudis to get employed in private firms,” he added.
Meanwhile, Shoura Council Vice Chairman Bandar Al-Hajjar said the consultative body had presented its proposals to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to resolve the country’s unemployment problem. The Shoura is also likely to make a proposal to the government to pay an unemployment allowance of SR1,000 monthly to an estimated 500,000 jobless Saudis. The 150-member body will discuss the issue on Sunday.
Shoura member Salim Al-Murry would propose the addition of a new article in the Labor Law, urging the government to pay a monthly allowance to jobless Saudis registered with the Labor Ministry until they find suitable work.
During Sunday’s meeting, the administrative and manpower committee would present a report to the Shoura unveiling the country’s unemployment situation and its social and security dangers.
In previous sessions, Shoura members have called upon the Labor Ministry to revise its Saudization policy and take further steps to reduce unemployment among Saudi women.
