Oman will make it easier for expat workers to switch jobs
Under a previous order, foreign workers were barred from switching companies without explicit permission from their employers.
Foreign workers wanting to switch jobs in Oman will have an easier time doing so under a new government order reported over the weekend.
Under the law, foreign workers were barred from switching companies unless they were granted a so-called no-objection certificate by their employers. Without such documentation, they were banned from working in the country for two years.
Now, expatriate employees wishing to join another company can do so as long as they first provide proof that their contract has finished, the Times of Oman reported. The new rule takes effect in January 2021.
More than a third of the sultanate’s 4.6 million residents are expats and a high concentration of the workforce includes migrants from countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
