The Labour Law Decree issued today by His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik is formulated in line with the fundamentals of Oman Vision 2040 and specifically addresses the labor market.
Vacations
Article (77)
The worker shall be entitled to a paid weekly rest of not less than (2) consecutive days. In all cases, the worker shall not be deprived of his right to weekly rest days due to his absence from work with or without excuse.
In the works and areas specified by the Minister, the weekly rest may be combined.
Article (78)
The worker is entitled to an annual leave with comprehensive pay of not less than (30) thirty days, which he enjoys according to the requirements of the working interest, and he may not take the leave before the expiry of at least (6) six months from the date of joining the work with the employer, and the worker who did not benefit from his annual leave is entitled to keep the balance of the leave not exceeding (30) thirty days unless his failure to benefit from the leave is due to the interest of the work.
The worker's annual leaves may be combined according to the agreement between the two parties, and the non-Omani worker is entitled to a return air ticket to his country to spend his leave agreed upon in the contract and back to his workplace.
In all cases, the worker may not waive his leave, but it is permissible in the works, sectors, and categories that are regulated by a decision of the Minister, to replace the annual leave with a more favorable work system for the worker.
Article (79)
The worker is entitled to his comprehensive wage during the legally prescribed official holidays.
Article (80)
The employer may grant the worker, upon his request, a special leave without pay, provided that the worker in this case bears all contributions to the Social Protection Fund, including his percentage, the percentage of the employer, and the government during the leave period.
Article (81)
The leave may be divided according to the requirements of the work interest, with the exception of leaves for juvenile workers.
The employer may postpone the worker's annual leave if the work interest so requires, and for a period not exceeding (6) six months.
The worker must take leave at least once every (2) year and for a period of no less than (30) thirty days.
The employer may pay the worker the basic wage for the days of annual leave that he did not take if the worker agrees in writing to that.
The worker is entitled to the comprehensive wage for his annual leave balance if his service ends before he exhausts it.
Article (82)
A worker whose illness is established shall be entitled to a sick leave not exceeding (182) one hundred and eighty-two days per year, based on the following percentages of the comprehensive wage:
1- From the first (1) day until the twenty-first (21) day: (100%) one hundred percent of the wage.
2- From the twenty-second (22) to the thirty-fifth (35): (75%) seventy-five percent of the wage.
3- From the thirty-sixth (36) day until the seventieth (70th) day: (50%) fifty percent of the wage.
4- From the seventy-first (71) day until the one hundred and eighty-second day (182): (35%) thirty-five percent of the wage.
The worker is entitled to special leave with comprehensive pay as follows:
1- (7) seven days of paternity leave, provided that the child is born alive and that the leave does not exceed (98) ninety-eighth days of the child’s age.
2- (3) three days in the event of his marriage.
3 - (3) Three days in the event of the death of the father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister.
4- (2) two days in the event of the death of an uncle, aunt, uncle, or aunt.
- (10) ten days in the event of the death of the wife or one of the sons or daughters.
6- (15) fifteen days to perform the Hajj to the Sacred House of God once throughout the period of his service, provided that the worker has spent a continuous period of (1) year in the service of the employer.
7- To take a study exam for a maximum of (15) fifteen days a year, for the Omani worker enrolled in studies in one of the schools, institutes, colleges, or universities.
8- 130 days for a Muslim worker in the event of the death of her husband, and (14) fourteen days for a non-Muslim woman.
9- 15 days throughout the year for the Omani worker to accompany a patient with whom he has a marital relationship or a relationship up to the second degree.
10- (98) ninety-eight days maternity leave for the worker to cover the pre- and post-delivery period.
The worker shall be granted leave to cover the prenatal period upon the recommendation of the competent medical authority, provided that its period does not exceed (14) fourteen days, and the remainder of this leave period shall be granted from the date of birth.
In order to grant the licenses stipulated in this article, evidence must be submitted.
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