Oman to impose higher visa fees for employing foreign nationals
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The most significant increases will apply to top/senior level, middle level and technical and specialised roles
January 27, 2021
Oman has announced that it will impose higher fees on companies that seek to employ foreign nationals in the sultanate.
Oman’s Ministry of Labour said on Wednesday that a raft of measures will be revealed in the coming weeks to boost employment opportunities for Oman nationals, particularly in the private sector.
Dubai: Oman’s Ministry of Labour has announced that the Sultanate is planning to employ 40 per cent of Omani job seekers by the end of 2021 and around 85 per cent by next year, local media reported.
During an interview with Oman TV, the minister Dr. Mahad Ba’owain, said the recent Omanisation decisions would help create more job opportunities for nationals.
Oman’s private sector is projected to take in 70 per cent of Omani job seekers while the public sector will take in the remaining 30 per cent, Ba’owain added.
He noted the decisions taken were in line with Oman’s Vision 2040, the country’s 10th five-year plan to address job market challenges and to support the government’s strategy towards digitalisation.
By: Times News Service
Dr Mahad Ba’owain, Minister of Labour
Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Labour plans to employ 40 per cent of job-seekers by the end of this year, and up to 85 per cent by 2022.
Dr Mahad Ba’owain, the country’s Minister of Labour, said the recent Omanisation decisions would help create these employment opportunities, with the private sector expected to take in 70 per cent of Omanis seeking work, and the government sector the remaining 30 per cent.
“These decisions are based on Oman Vision 2040, the country’s 10th Five-Year Plan, labour market challenges, and the government’s strategy toward digitisation,” the minister said.
Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Labour has mandated that all companies which has more than 50 employees must employ an occupational safety and health specialist. This post will be held by Omani citizens only said Sheikh Nasr bin Amer Al Hosani, undersecretary at the Ministry of Labour. The tasks of occupational safety and health supervisor as stipulated by the Labour Ministry, among others, include preparation of an occupational safety and health.
Oman extends grace period for expat workers
MUSCAT, January 7, 2021 Oman’s Ministry of Labour has announced that it has extended the grace period granted to employers of non-Omani workers who still occupy Omanized jobs as of January 21, 2021, a media report said. The decision allows non-Omani workers to shift to other non-Omanized jobs in accordance with terms set for the occupation of such jobs, reported
Oman News Agency (ONA). It also covers amending ‘suspended’ jobs to other jobs and allows the amendment of jobs of different occupational grades in accordance with terms set for employment. Other aspects include amending and transferring data of non-Omani manpower from one activity to another in the same establishment in line with terms governing employment licenses.