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Merge 104.8 | 20 July 2020
Employees who contract COVID-19 at their workplace are entitled to a number of compensations, says lawyer and legal consultant Mohammed bin Hamad al Abri.
Speaking to Merge 104.8’s sister station, Al Wisal, Al Abri said that, according to the Omani labour law, COVID-19 patients must be away from the office and these leave days are to be considered as sick leave.
Employers are not allowed to cut their salaries due to this, whether the patient is in home quarantine or in hospital.
Any medical costs, according to al Abri, has to be covered as per the company’s policy.
The company is also responsible to cover any additional compensations for a patient’s health due to the effects of COVID-19, as well as death-related compensations, according to Oman’s Social Insurance Law.
However, to prove that the coronavirus was transmitted at the workplace, an epidemiological investigation and medical reports are required to verify it.
Al Abri explained that people who get COVID-19 through violating the Supreme Committee’s regulations will not only lose their entitlements, but might also face legal action.
He added that courts in Oman are full of cases against people who violated Supreme Committees regulations, such as not wearing face-masks or failing to abide to quarantine measures.
