In order for the household service workers (housemaids, drivers etc.) to protect their wages and ensure that they get their salaries on time, they will be receiving prepaid payroll or salary cards .
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Ministry’s spokesman Khaled Aba Al-Khail said that using these prepaid cards will facilitate the monthly salary transfer for domestic workers electronically, ensuring timely payment of wages.
The moment the domestic worker arrived in the kingdom, the employer should provide them with the prepaid salary card.
Banks are already offering prepaid card services to their customers.
The household salary card product supports the required banking services in an easy and efficient way which will protect both the sponsors and domestic workers in their cash transactions and guarantee an easy channel for their payments, according to the Saudi British Bank.
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The debit-card like option empowers household workers to handle their cash in a safe and secure manner with multiple access options and peace of mind.
Prepaid payroll cards has the flexibility to conveniently withdraw monthly salary through ATMs and pay for all their shopping at POS with ease using the Mada network.
However, the card is only acceptable within the Kingdom only and it accepts deposits only from the sponsor.
There are no charges for transferring salary from the account of sponsor to the Mada household payroll card.
To get a prepaid payroll card, the sponsor has to be an account holder in the bank, a form has to be filled up and the sponsor has to sign an agreement with the bank. They also need to show the original ID of the household worker to the bank.
Source: Saudi Gazette
Prepaid payroll cards has the flexibility to conveniently withdraw monthly salary through ATMs and pay for all their shopping at POS with ease using the Mada network.
However, the card is only acceptable within the Kingdom only and it accepts deposits only from the sponsor.
There are no charges for transferring salary from the account of sponsor to the Mada household payroll card.
To get a prepaid payroll card, the sponsor has to be an account holder in the bank, a form has to be filled up and the sponsor has to sign an agreement with the bank. They also need to show the original ID of the household worker to the bank.
Source: Saudi Gazette
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