Saudi court upholds ruling against salary deduction for visually impaired employee

A court in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah region upheld a ruling that overturned a salary deduction from a visually impaired employee.

The employer had deducted money because he did not record his attendance using a fingerprint scanner.

The employee said his visual impairment made repeated trips to the scanner difficult.

He said he attended work regularly and completed his duties.

His employer had earlier accepted his explanation and exempted him from using the fingerprint system.

The court found that not using the scanner did not mean he was absent or neglecting his work, and his supervisor confirmed that he attended regularly.

It ruled that the employer’s decision was not properly justified, and the Administrative Court of Appeal upheld that ruling.