Wage payments under scanner
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As part of its efforts to monitor and scan the payment of wages in Oman, the Ministry of Manpower will launch a mandatory national Wage Protection Programme in November.
According to the ministry, the programme being initiated in cooperation with the Central Bank of Oman (CBO), will be compulsory for all private sector companies in the Sultanate. “This system is aimed at creating a database with regard to the payment of wages to all employees working in the private sector,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Wage Protection Programme mandates that wage payment in the private sector be made only through authorised banks and financial institutions.
“The new programme will streamline the whole system. This will ensure that the ministry gets automatic updates of salary transfers from employers to banks”, the ministry said.
The labour law in Oman stipulates that salaries of employees be deposited in their bank accounts.
“The employer will not be cleared of the employee’s salary unless the salary is deposited in the employee’s account at one of the locally approved banks. MUSCAT: Students seeking admissions for the academic year 2017-2018 can modify their options until Monday 2 pm, the Higher Education Admission Centre (HEAC) has said on Wednesday. The number of students who amended their choices as of Tuesday stood at 24,766 and the number of new students who registered stood at 110. The centre has urged all registered students to verify the accuracy of their personal data and view the announcement of updates of courses on its website, www.heac.gov.om. SEE P5