Tag: Oman

Oman Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Oman – New Fund to Support Omani Terminated Employees and Job Seekers. Oman's Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has published Royal Decree 82/2020 of 17 August 2020, which provides for the introduction of a new Employment Security System that is essentially ...

Mar 12, 2021 4 min read

GCC Countries, including UAE, align policies for the quick introduction of a Value Adde...

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are currently coordinating their tax policy with the aim to introduce a value-added tax (VAT) as soon as possible. According to Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary at the Emirates’ Ministry of Finance, the introduction wi...

Jan 19, 2016 2 min read

Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job in the Middle East

The salaries in the Middle East are often many times higher than in your home country. On top of that, there is no income tax in most of the countries in the Middle East. This means that your net earnings will be several times higher than what you would be earning at home...

Jul 25, 2015 5 min read

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor introduces new regulations for telecommuter programs

The Ministry of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a Ministerial Decree No. 792 dated December 14, 2014 and effective from February 20, 2015, which establishes procedural requirements for the companies that wish to employ telecommuters or teleworkers....

Jul 16, 2015 2 min read