I have resigned from my job and leaving Oman...

We would like to inform you that your end of service benefits are stipulated in the Omani Labor Law as follows:

Article 39:     

If the employment relationship is terminated, the employer, shall, in respect of the employees who do not benefit from the rules of the Social Insurance Law, pay to the employee an end of service gratuity equal to the salary of fifteen days for each year of service for the first three years and a one month salary for each year for the following years and the employee will be entitled to gratuity for the fractions of the year in respect of the period he spent in service and the last basic salary shall be the basis of calculating the gratuity. The duration of continuous service which began before the commencement of this law shall be counted within the period of service which will be considered for determining the payable gratuity period.

Article 46:

When the contract is terminated the employer shall, upon the employee's request, give the employee a free of charge certificate of service showing the date he joined the service, the date he left the service, the type of work he used to perform, the salary and the other allowances and advantages if any.

The employer must return to the employee the documents and certificates which may have been deposited with him.

Article 52:

If the employment relationship comes to an end, the employee shall be paid his salary and all amounts due to him immediately, except when the employee abandons the work by himself in which case, the employer shall pay the employee's salary and all his entitlements within seven days from the date he abandons the work.

Article 53:

The employer will not be discharged from payment of the employee's salary unless the employee signs the register designed for this purpose acknowledging that he has received his salary, or signs the pay roll or a specific receipt designed for such purpose or unless the salary is transferred into the account of the employee in one of the locally approved banks provided that the particulars of these documents must state the details of the salary.

Article 56:

The employer is under an obligation to repatriate the non-Omani employee to his country after the expiry of the work relationship, unless the employee's sponsorship is transferred to another. If the employer fails to discharges this obligation the concerned Directorate must repatriate the employee at the expense of the government and recover the amount paid from the employer.

Article 62:

Save in cases of juvenile employees' leave, it is permissible to schedule the leave according to the work requirements.

The employer may, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, delay the employee's annual leave for one year.

An employee must at least take leave of not less than two weeks, once every two years.

If the employee agrees in writing, the employer shall pay him his basic salary for the days of annual leave, which he has not taken.

Article 63:

The employer may deprive the employee from his salary for the period of leave, or recover any salary given to such employee, if it is proved that the employee has worked for another employer during such leave.

Article 64:

An employee will be entitled to the basic salary of the remaining leave days if he leaves the employment before making use of such days.