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citrixme

Hello every body

I am from France and I joined a company in Saudi since 4 months ,but I didnt like the work here neither the company ,what options do I have ??

1. to resign ? many ppl told me that if I resigned I must pay all the cost that the company paid for me to come here .

2.to leave in vacation and not come back ? for ethically not nice and also for future not good for my career  .


any legal advice please ??

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MoGee

According to labor law, you have the right to cancel your contract after the 3 months period. However, you will need to give them 1 month notice.

Is there anything mentioned in the contract about paying for all the expenses if you terminate your contract?

citrixme

Actually I signed an offer only and he send a fake contract just for visa purpos as he told me bkoz my visa in another company

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