The Director General of Insurance Information of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Abduljabbar has stated that GOSI has received many requests from employers (owners of individual establishments), demanding their registration with the Social Insurance Scheme in order to be included in the Saudization percentage by Nitaqat Program. Al-Abduljabbar also said that the Social Insurance Law does not provide for the compulsory registration of the employer with the Social Insurance Scheme, but it states that the employer may voluntarily contribute to the scheme. Al-Abduljabbar pointed out that if the employer contributed voluntarily, he will not appear in the system among the workers in his establishment. "Nitaqat Program automatically includes the employer in the Saudization percentage, provided that he registers his establishment with the Social Insurance Scheme and does not work in another establishment," Al-Abduljabbar stressed. Al-Abduljabbar also said that if the data of Saudi contributors registered with the establishment is electronically sent, it will immediately appear in the system of the Ministry of Labor, provided that the establishment completes the linkage procedures between the Ministry of Labor and GOSI.
