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No expat recruitment if qualified Saudis available: Report

Riyadh - The aim is to increase their employment rate to 24 per cent by 2020.

The private sector will be allowed to recruit foreign manpower from outside only if there are no qualified Saudis to take the jobs the employers are looking for, according Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf).
The recruitment process will be transferred to the Labour Ministry's electronic National Gate for Jobs to give chance to the Saudi workforce, reported Saudi Gazette.
Saudi Gazette report says:

Deputy executive chairman of the fund Omar Milibari said a project to provide opportunities for the nationalization of jobs before opening the door for foreign recruitment is currently being worked out and will soon be implemented.
If an employer is unable to find qualified Saudis within a stipulated time, then his recruitment application for foreign manpower will be processed," he said.
The deputy chairman revealed that the fund has completed a job-classification index which will help in the formulation of an integrated directory of job descriptions, responsibilities and their required skills.
"This index will give a comprehensive analysis of the jobs needed by the labor market to be the focus of training by colleges and institutes cooperating with the fund," he said.
The aim is to increase their employment rate to 24 percent by 2020, Milibari said.
 

No jobs for expats in HR 
The Saudi Gazette earlier reported that Ministry of Labour unveiled plans to restrict to Saudis all jobs related to human resources (HR) as well as positions in the departments dealing with hiring workers in the private sector.
The report released earlier this week by the Gazette said that the ministry had asked private sector firms to comment on its plans via its website before any decision is implemented. The consultation period will close on 23 April.
 According to the Saudi Gazette 

"The ministry will take punitive measures against any private firms that allow foreigners to work in these jobs directly or indirectly," said Naif Naytah, general supervisor of public affairs at the ministry.
"[A] fine amounting to SR20,000 will be slapped on firms that hire any foreigner to work in these trades, and the fines will be doubled with the number of foreigners hired for these jobs." 

Restrictions on foreign teacher recruitment
Saudi Gazette recently published another report on March 20, 2016 regarding ban of expat teachers from teaching certain subjects.

Under new regulations, non-Saudi teachers will be unable to lead classes in Arabic, Islamic studies and social sciences.
The Ministry of Education has also laid down nine new criteria for hiring non-Saudi teachers, according a report by the Saudi Gazette.
Under the new regulations, a non-Saudi teacher must have a minimum of two years teaching experience without a break, must be qualified to teach the subject he is being hired for, must pass an interview, have at least a Bachelor's in Education degree, must not be over 65 years of age and must not have taught in the country for the last three years.
According to the Gazette, the ministry has also increased the regulations for non-Saudi teachers residing in the Kingdom.
They must have a valid residence permit, pass the exam conducted by the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (Qiyas) and submit a copy of the resignation letter from their former workplace.