Delivery driver contract template

Delivery Driver Contract

Contract no.: Contract number

Date: Contract date

Place: City of signing

Parties

First Party (Employer): First party name, CR / ID no. First party CR, national address: First party address, e-mail: First party e-mail, mobile: First party mobile, represented by First party signatory as First party signatory title.

Second Party (Driver): Second party name, national ID / iqama no. Second party ID, national address: Second party address, e-mail: Second party e-mail, mobile: Second party mobile.

Further details of the Second Party: nationality: Employee nationality, qualification: Employee qualification.

Article 1: Recitals and definitions

1.1 Whereas the Employer is licensed for transport and delivery and wishes to employ the Driver, the parties agree as follows.

1.2 The recitals and schedules form an integral part of this Contract and are read with it. In a conflict, this Contract prevails, then the schedules in numerical order.

1.3 "Business Day" means any day other than Friday, Saturday and an official holiday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "Laws" means the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom.

1.4 This Contract is subject to the Labour Law, its regulations and amendments, and is documented on Qiwa or the approved platform, and on Mudad for wage protection. Any term less favourable to the worker than the Law provides has no effect.

1.5 Each party confirms that it has legal capacity to contract, that its signatory is authorised, and that entering into this Contract breaches no other obligation binding on it.

Article 2: Job and place of work

2.1 The Second Party shall work for the Employer as: Job title, at: Place of work, reporting to: Line manager.

2.2 Work area: Delivery area. Driving licence: Driving licence no. and expiry. Transport General Authority driver card: Driver card.

2.3 Vehicle: Vehicle and plate, provided by: Who provides the vehicle; fuel, maintenance and insurance are on: Who bears vehicle costs.

2.4 The Second Party is not given work materially different from their job, or moved to a place requiring a change of residence, without their written consent, except in temporary cases the Law allows.

Article 3: Term

3.1 Start date: Start date. Term: Contract term, ending on End date, or open-ended for a Saudi employee: Fixed term / open-ended.

3.2 A non-Saudi's contract is always written and fixed-term; if no term is stated it is one year from the start date, and if work continues after that it counts as renewed for a like period. A Saudi's fixed-term contract becomes open-ended if it is renewed twice in a row, or its term with renewals reaches 4 years, whichever is less, and the parties carry on, under the Labour Law.

3.3 A fixed-term contract renews for an equal period unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal 60 days before it ends.

3.4 Probation: Probation period days from the start date, no more than 180 days in total, not counting Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, sick leave and anything else the Implementing Regulations exclude.

3.5 Either party may end the Contract during probation, with no compensation or end-of-service award for that, unless the Law provides otherwise; wages for the days worked stay due. An employee serves only one probation with the Employer, unless by written agreement in a different job, or at least 6 months after the earlier relationship ended.

Article 4: Wage and benefits

| Item | Monthly amount (SAR) |

| --- | --- |

| Basic wage | Basic wage |

| Housing allowance | Housing allowance |

| Transport allowance | Transport allowance |

| Other allowances | Other allowances |

| Total wage | Total wage |

4.1 The wage is paid monthly no later than day Pay day of the next month, by transfer to the Second Party's bank account through the Wage Protection System.

4.2 Deductions are made only in the cases, and within the limits, set by the Law.

4.3 Incentive per order: Order incentive. Total pay is no less than agreed above regardless of the number of orders.

4.4 The Employer shall provide medical insurance for the Second Party and any family members covered by the rules, register the Second Party with the General Organization for Social Insurance, and, for a non-Saudi, bear residence and work permit fees, renewals and late fines, recruitment costs and the return ticket when the relationship ends.

Article 5: Working hours and leave

5.1 Working hours: Daily hours hours a day, up to 8 hours a day and 48 a week, reduced in Ramadan for Muslims to 6 a day and 36 a week. Weekly rest: Weekly rest day, at least 24 consecutive hours.

5.2 During work the Second Party gets one or more breaks for rest, prayer and food, totalling at least 30 minutes, so that they do not work more than 5 hours in a row.

5.3 Overtime is by written request and is paid at the hourly wage plus 50% of the basic wage, or with time off in lieu if the Second Party agrees, under the Law.

5.4 Annual leave: 21 paid days, rising to 30 days after 5 years' continuous service.

5.5 Sick leave on a medical report: 30 days at full pay, then 60 days at three quarters, then 30 days unpaid within a year. Other statutory leave applies, including Eids, marriage (5 days), death of a spouse, parent or child (5 days), death of a brother or sister (3 days), a new child for a father (3 days, taken within 7 days of the birth), maternity (12 weeks at full pay, 6 of them compulsory after the birth), widow's leave, Hajj and exams, as the Law provides.

Article 6: Obligations of the parties

6.1 The Second Party shall work with care and honesty, follow lawful instructions, work rules and safety rules, look after the Employer's tools, and return what they hold when the relationship ends.

6.2 The Employer shall provide a safe workplace, equal treatment without discrimination, and protection from harassment, violence and abuse, shall not hold the Second Party's passport or ID, and shall not assign them to work for another party except under the Law.

6.3 The Driver shall follow traffic rules, wear a helmet where needed and the work uniform, and carry no prohibited items. The Driver is responsible for traffic fines caused by their personal fault, and bears vehicle damage or accidents only where their liability is proved and within the Law's limits.

6.4 The Driver pays in sums collected daily, treats customers with respect, and uses their data only for delivery.

Article 7: Performance, training and discipline

7.1 The Second Party's performance is reviewed periodically against stated criteria: Performance criteria; the Second Party sees the result and may comment. If performance falls, an improvement plan for a reasonable time comes before any action.

7.2 The Employer provides the training the job needs at no cost to the Second Party, except optional long training under a separate agreement, which may set a reasonable retention period: Training agreement.

7.3 Penalties apply only under the approved work regulations and after a written inquiry that hears the Second Party's defence, within 30 days of discovering the breach. No penalty applies to conduct outside work unless connected with it, and no breach is punished twice. The Second Party may appeal within the period the Law sets.

7.4 Custody: items are recorded in a signed note stating the asset and value: Assets in custody. For damage from proved fault, deductions stay within the Law's limits; normal wear and force majeure are not chargeable. Advances are repaid in instalments, with no increase, within the statutory limits on deductions.

7.5 The parties keep the records needed. They deal through their registered official channels, and any change to wage or job is documented on the platform.

Article 8: Confidentiality, competition and intellectual property

8.1 The Second Party shall keep work secrets during and after the relationship, and return all the Employer's documents and information when it ends. Rights in what the Second Party produces within their job belong to the Employer, as the Laws provide.

8.2 Where the Second Party's work gives them knowledge of the Employer's customers or secrets, they may be bound not to compete after the relationship for up to Non-compete period, in Non-compete scope, no longer than two years and limited in time, place and type of work.

8.3 The Employer processes the Second Party's personal data only for the relationship and the Laws, under the Personal Data Protection Law.

Article 9: Ending the Contract and dues

9.1 Under an open-ended contract, the Second Party may end it on 30 days' written notice and the Employer on 60 days' written notice, for a valid reason. A fixed-term contract ends at expiry.

9.2 A resignation is made by written request and counts as accepted if 30 days pass from its submission without reply; the Employer may defer acceptance by up to 60 days for work reasons with a written explanation. The employee may withdraw it within 7 days of submitting it unless it has been accepted, and keeps their statutory rights.

9.3 If the Contract is ended for an unlawful reason, the injured party is entitled to the compensation set in the Contract or, if none, in the Labour Law: 15 days' wage per year for an open-ended contract, and the wage for the remaining term in a fixed one, with a minimum of two months' wage.

9.4 The Employer may terminate without an award, notice or compensation only in the cases in the Labour Law, after giving the Second Party the chance to object. The Second Party may leave and keep their rights in the cases stated there.

9.5 End-of-service award: half a month's wage for each of the first five years and a month's wage for each later year, on the last wage. On resignation the statutory shares apply: one third after 2 years and under 5, two thirds from 5 to under 10, and all of it after 10 years.

9.6 Dues are settled within a week of the end if the Employer ended the Contract, and within two weeks if the Second Party did. A free certificate of service is given. Any loan or custody is deducted within the limits of the Law.

Article 10: Labour disputes

10.1 A dispute goes first to amicable settlement at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development through its platform, then to the competent labour court. A labour claim must be brought in the statutory period, generally 12 months from the end of the relationship.

10.2 Notices are in writing to each party's address or registered e-mail. This Contract changes only by a signed, documented annex. The Labour Law applies where the Contract is silent.

10.3 This Contract is in Arabic and may be translated; the Arabic prevails in any difference.

Schedules

• Schedule 1: job description.

• Schedule 2: the Employer's approved work regulations, which the Employee has seen.

Signatures

The parties sign this Contract after reading and accepting all of its terms.

| First Party (Employer) | Second Party (Driver) |

| --- | --- |

| Name: First party signatory | Name: Second party name |

| Signature: First party signature | Signature: Second party signature |

| Date: Signing date | Date: Signing date |