Cyclone Shaheen: Employers urged to grant leave, work from home

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour urges public and private sector institutions to take into account the situation of their workers living in areas affected by tropical storm Shaheen.

“The Ministry of Labour stresses that all institutions in the public and private sectors take into account the condition of their workers who live in the areas directly affected, and exempt them from coming to their workplaces until their conditions improve,” Oman News Agency, ONA, said in a statement.

In addition, the Ministry also asked them to explore the possibility of allowing workers to login remotely, and calculate that period as an emergency leave, with an emphasis on not questioning or deducting salaries for those who could not reach their workplace during this period.