Our employment lawyers provide a range of legal services for national, regional and international employers spanning all industry sectors seeking to set up or already managing a workforce in Oman. We provide support on all aspects of Omani labour law and practice as well as immigration, residency and social security rules and regulations assisting clients to managing the respective rights and obligations of employer and employee for the life cycle of the employment relationship. We advise on employment issues relevant to transfer of employees as part of a corporate acquisition or restructuring. Our lawyers keep clients abreast of changing government regulations and directives impacting their operations and employee relations.
In the event that a dispute arises between an employer and employee/s, we provide mediation, pre-litigation advice, and if required, representation before tribunals and all tiers of the Omani courts.
Our services include:-
- Contract documentation: drafting and negotiation of employment contracts, service agreements for key executives, employee handbooks, disciplinary procedures and termination letters.
- Regulatory advice: Ministry of Manpower regulations, immigration and residency rules and procedures, employee contract and registration formalities, entitlements, formation of employee representative committees and trade associations, HSE requirements, end of service benefits and termination.
- Business reorganisation: advising on employment aspects of commercial transactions such as transfers of employees/redundancy programmes in the course of mergers and acquisitions.
- Benefits and incentives schemes: advising on the creation and management of all forms of staff benefits and incentives schemes including employee share option plans and provident funds.
- Employee relations: disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures, settlement negotiations and severance agreements.
- Litigation support: representing employers and employees in respect of workplace disputes, redundancies and unfair dismissal, protection of confidential information, boardroom disputes, transfer of undertakings and regulatory issues.
