Saturday 25 July 2020

Oman announces dates for Eid Al-Adha holiday

Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al-Busaidi, Minister of the Omani Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council has announced that the Eid Al-Adha holiday for employees at the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state’s administrative apparatus, reported the Oman News Agency.

The Eid holiday will be from 9 Dhulhijjah 1441, or 30 July 2020, till 13 Dhulhijjah 1441, or 3 August 2020.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Bakri, Oman Minister of Manpower, issued a complementary ministerial decision stating that the Eid Al-Adha holiday at the private sector’s companies and establishments will be over the same period.

The decision allows employers and employees to agree on work arrangements to compensate for this holiday as required.