Saudi Arabia orders resumption of annual bonus payments to state employees

Saudi Arabia orders resumption of annual bonus payments to state employees
Riyadh, squeezed by low oil prices, removed the perk - equivalent to a month's salary - in September 2016. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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Saudi Arabia ordered the resumption of annual bonus payments to all state employees from the start of 2019, Civil Service Minister Sulaiman Al-Hamdan told Al Arabiya TV on Monday.

Riyadh, squeezed by low oil prices, removed the perk - equivalent to a month's salary - in September 2016. It restored the payment to some civil servants in April 2017.

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