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.”
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MUSCAT, February 24, 2021 The total number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) registered in Oman’s Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development till the end of January 2021 stood at 49,337, compared to 43,134 in January 2020, an increase by 14.4%. Among the governorates, the Governorate of Muscat topped the list with 33.6% of the total registered SMEs till the end of January 2021, followed by the Governorate of North Al-Batinah with 15.7%, the Governorate of A Dakhiliyah with 12.6%, the Governorate of Dhofar with 8.3%, and the rest of governorates with 29.8%, reported
Oman News Agency (ONA), citing data released by the National Centre for Statistics and information (NCSI).