By: Times News Service
Ministerial Decision No. 35/2021 makes modifications to the Oman s Civil Service Law. File photo used for illustrative purposes only
Muscat: Rulings over gratuity payments to expatriates working in Oman’s public sector have been welcomed by them, owing to the fairness and clarity these changes provide.
The changes apply to expatriates who have served less than 10 years in government offices, and became official under Ministerial Decision No. 35/2021, which makes modifications to the country’s Civil Service Law.
The decision was passed by Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Ba’owain, the country’s Minister of Labour.
“When expat workers in the public sector do leave service, the new rules will make sure they are adequately compensated,” said Sudip Kumar, an Indian expatriate in the country. “I think the new changes make the compensation policy very fair to expatriates working in the government sector.”
By: Times News Service
Ministry of Labour. File photo
Muscat: Expatriates employed in Oman’s government sector for less than 10 years will be provided a gratuity calculated on the basis of a number of conditions, including time served under employment and the reasons for leaving their jobs.
The conditions were stipulated in Ministerial Decision No. 35/2021, which makes some amends to the country’s Civil Service Law, as issued by Dr. Mahad bin Said bin Ali Ba’owain, the Minister of Labour.
Issued on March 4 this year, these decisions have also been published in the Official Gazette.
According to the Article 1 of the decision, the text of Clause 8 of Appendix No 10 of the executive regulations of the aforementioned Civil Service Law shall be replaced by the following text: “The second party (employee) is entitled, upon the termination of their service, a gratuity amounting to one month’s salary for each year of their service, up to a maximum of 10 months for occupations