Public Employee Private Life between Protection and Responsibility in Saudi Bylaws. A Rooting Analytical Study in Light of the Provisions of Diwan Al-Mazhalim (Board of Grievances)

Abstract

There is no doubt that the private life of the public employee must be safeguarded and respected by the administration. Like any other member of society, the public employee enjoys protection of his private life. However, at the same time, the administration has the right to order disciplinary penalties for violations committed by the employee in his private life.

The employee has the right to have his private life protected against any sort of violation, and the administration has the right to apply penalties. The present research paper is thus divided into two sections, the first deals with the protection of the private life of the public employee, and the second addresses the disciplinary measures in the private life of the public employee. It is an  in-depth analytical Study.

The researcher has reached some findings, the most important of which is that Islamic Shari’a is the source of protecting private life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researcher recommends adding a new chapter under the title of "Duties of the Public Employee in his Private Life” to the Code of Conduct of the Public Employee, based on the guiding principles approved by the Board of Grievances.