String of government initiatives launched to replace foreign workers in several fields The percentage of Saudisation in the dental profession is set to increase to 55%, with a minimum wage of SR9,000. Saudi Arabia has announced raising rates of allocating jobs to Saudi nationals in the dental and pharmaceutical professions as part of expanding citizens’ employment in the healthcare sector. In recent years, the kingdom has launched a series of initiatives to employ its nationals and replace foreign workers in several fields as part of a labour policy known as “Saudisation”. Saudi Minister of Health Fahad Al Jalajel has said the percentage of Saudisation in the dental profession will increase to 55%, with a minimum wage of SR9,000, and in the pharmaceutical profession to 35% in community pharmacies, 65% in hospitals, and 55% in other activities. The official called recent decisions to expand localisation of the Saudi healthcare sector “pioneering strides”. Last year, a government decision to partially Saudise the dental profession went into effect after a six-month. In September 2023, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources gave private sector dentistry institutions six months to readjust their status and meet the proscribed rates of initial 35 per cent of their […]