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What labour law says about sick and special leaves

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Muscat: A worker who provides a valid medical certificate confirming his or her illness is entitled to sick leave for not more than 182 days.


As per Article 82 of the Labour law, the entitlement to sick leave will be based on the worker's gross wage such as for up to 21 days (100%), from day 22 to 35 (75%), from day 36 to 70 (50%) and from 71 to 182 (35%).


Article 83 states that It is permitted to grant the female worker, based on her request, leave without pay to care for her child for a period not exceeding one year, and in this case, the female worker must bear all contributions to the Social Protection Fund covering her percentage, the percentage of the employer, and the percentage of the government during the leave period.


This leave is considered within the period of service of the female worker and this period is not counted in the calculation of the end-of-service gratuity stipulated in article 61 of this law.


The worker is entitled to special leave with gross wage as follows:


Seven of paternity leave provided that the child is born alive and that the leave does not exceed the 98th day of the age of the child.


Three days in the event of his marriage.


Three days in the event of the death of the father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister.


Two days in the event of the death of the paternal uncle or aunt or the maternal uncle or aunt.


Ten days in the event of the death of the wife, a son, or a daughter.


Fifteen days to perform Hajj once throughout his service provided that the worker has spent a continuous period of one year in the service of the employer.


Up to a maximum of 15 days per year to take an exam for the Omani worker who studies at a school, institute, college, or university.


130 for the Muslim female worker in the event of the death of the husband and 14 days for the non-Muslim woman.


15 fifteen days throughout the year for the Omani worker to accompany a patient with whom he has a marital relationship or a kinship up to the second degree.


98 ninety-eight days of maternity leave for the female worker to cover the period before and after childbirth.


Granting leave to the female worker to cover the period before childbirth shall be on the recommendation of the competent medical entity and its period must not exceed 14 (fourteen) days, and the remainder of the period of this leave shall be granted from the date of childbirth.


To grant the leaves stipulated in this article it is required to submit proof of it.


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