Over 45% of employees in Saudi Arabia worked more than 40 hours a week in 2023

RIYADH: A new report by the General Authority for Statistics revealed that 45.8 percent of employees in Saudi Arabia worked more than 40 hours a week in 2023. 

The GASTAT study suggested that 46.6 percent of workers in the Kingdom have been trained on health and safety procedures. 

Similarly, 48.7 percent of the workforce in Saudi Arabia has a health and safety department at their workplace. 

Additionally, 59.2 percent of employees have access to regular medical check-ups provided by their employer. 

“In terms of health care, 89.7 percent of employees have coverage for basic health care. The most prevalent work-related health issue in the past 12 months was ‘work-related stress’ at a percentage of 3.2 percent,” said GASTAT in the report. 

The document added that 83.5 percent of the labor force does not suffer work-related health issues. 

According to GASTAT, male employees in Saudi Arabia worked a daily average of 8.1 hours in 2023. 

In contrast, women in the workforce averaged eight hours of work per day in 2023.