Saudi court cancels salary deductions from visually impaired employee

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  Saudi Arabia’s Administrative Court in Medina annulled salary deductions imposed on a visually impaired employee for not registering attendance by fingerprint.

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  The court found that failure to use the fingerprint device did not establish that he was absent or negligent.

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  His employer had previously accepted his excuse and exempted him from the fingerprint system because of his health circumstances.

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  The Administrative Court of Appeal upheld the ruling.

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  The employee worked as a central operator and said repeated trips to the fingerprint device were difficult because of his visual impairment.

Who

A visually impaired employee who worked as a central operator.

What

A court annulled salary deductions imposed for not registering attendance by fingerprint, and the appeal court upheld the ruling.

When

The ruling’s publication was reported on October 12, 2026. The date of the ruling is not stated.

Where

Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Why

The court found that missing a fingerprint record did not prove absence or negligence, and that the employer had previously exempted him from the system.

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