Oman · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
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Private-sector work is governed by the Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023. Normal working time is 8 hours a day and 40 a week, annual leave is at least 30 days with full pay, and probation is at most three months for monthly-paid staff. Non-Omani employees earn an end-of-service gratuity of a month's basic wage for each year of service. That gratuity is due to be replaced by a savings system under the Social Protection Law, funded by a monthly 9% of basic wage, starting on a date the Social Protection Fund sets and no later than 19 July 2027; until then the gratuity keeps accruing.
- 40-hour week, at least 30 days' paid annual leave, probation up to three months.
- Non-Omani end-of-service gratuity: a month's basic wage per year of service.
- A 9% savings system replaces the gratuity no later than 19 July 2027.
- Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Labour: work permits, Omanisation and labour services (in Arabic).
Government portals
- Oman Tax Authority — Corporate income tax, VAT, excise and the personal income tax from 2028.
- Ministry of Labour — Work permits, Omanisation and labour services (in Arabic).
- Royal Oman Police eVisa — Visit, tourist and residence visa applications online.
- Directorate General of Customs — Import and export procedures and customs services (in Arabic).