Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has issued a circular clarifying the method for calculating end-of-service gratuity for workers who are not covered by the Social Protection Law upon the termination of their employment. According to the circular, workers whose employment contracts were concluded during the period when the previous Labour Law was in force will […]
Muscat: The Ministry of Education (MoE) issued a clarification on Ministerial Decision No. 155/2026, which sets out new admission requirements for Omani students applying for educational specialisations. The ministry stated that the regulations apply to General Education Diploma (GED) graduates seeking admission to education-related programmes, as well as applicants for the professional teaching qualification diploma. […]
Muscat: The Social Protection Fund has clarified the categories and conditions governing entitlement to death pension benefits, including specific cases in which a grandfather or grandmother may be treated as a parent under Oman’s social protection system. The clarification was made during a workshop delivered by Malik al Harthi from the Social Protection Fund at the […]
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said that the figures circulated in some circles on cash transactions in the Sultanate of Oman are not accurate. Official data with the Central Bank for the end of 2024 indicate that transactions conducted through digital channels in the Sultanate accounted for 87% of all executed transactions, while cash […]
