{
  "id": 14048436,
  "title": "Saudi court overturns decision to cut salary of visually impaired employee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-court-overturns-decision-to-cut-salary-of-visually-impaired",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665356/saudi-arabia/saudi-court-overturns-decision-to-cut-salary-of-visually-impaired-employee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madinah, Saudi Arabia, the Administrative Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of a visually impaired employee, reversing an employer's decision to deduct money from his salary. The employer had taken this action due to the employee's failure to register his presence via a fingerprint scanner, despite his consistent attendance and job performance. The court considered the employer's disregard for the employee's specific situation. The visually impaired worker approached the court, arguing that traveling repeatedly to the fingerprint scanner was challenging due to his vision impairment. After carefully examining the case files, the court decided that the employee's lack of fingerprint registration did not equal absence or negligence. The employer had already acknowledged his health condition and waived fingerprint-based attendance requirements. Additionally, his direct supervisor confirmed the employee's regular presence at work. Consequently, the employer's reasoning was deemed flawed, and the court ordered the reversal of the decision.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — The Administrative Court of Appeal in the Madinah region has upheld the verdict of the Administrative Court of Madinah to overturn an employer’s decision to deduct money from the salary of a visually impaired employee. The employer’s decision was attributed to the failure of the employee to register his attendance through a fingerprint scanner, despite his regular attendance and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}