Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has released an official notice outlining the mechanism for transferring the services of workers who have a work abandonment report registered against them, specifically during the grace period announced for rectifying employment statuses.
According to the notice, employers may transfer the services of such workers—regardless of whether the workers’ cards are expired or still valid—provided there is no active labor violation report. The Ministry confirmed that approvals for such transfer requests will be granted automatically under these conditions.
To utilize this facilitation measure, employers must submit a service transfer request via the Ministry’s electronic system. After receiving approval, they must approach the appropriate administrative division within the Ministry (Directorate/Department/Section) for Labor Welfare to obtain a notification letter. This letter is necessary for the cancellation of the worker’s travel ban or alert associated with the work abandonment report. The final step is to complete the service transfer procedures with the Royal Oman Police.
The Ministry emphasized that this service will only be available during the grace period and will expire once the period concludes.
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