Weekly rest day
In one sentenceA day in the week on which the employee does not work and is still paid, set by the contract and the business's work rules. Work on it is treated as overtime.
Simply put
Every employee is entitled to a weekly rest day with full pay. As a rule it is Friday, and the business may set another day by informing the employees. Check the Saudi Labor Law and its regulations for the details.
If you need the employee on the rest day, the hours on that day are counted as overtime in the payroll.
Example
A medicine warehouse needed its workers on a Friday to receive an urgent shipment. The accountant entered their hours for that day in the overtime calculator and added them to the month's payroll.
Don't confuse it with
Public holidaysThe weekly rest day repeats every week, while Eids and official occasions are specific days in the year.