I heard that there will be a salary increase by 15% for government employees starting from Jan next year.

Anyone can confirm this news?

Yes, I heard it in the news this evening. Also, one of my friends who works for the Government heard it too.

Mabrook to all Government employees.

Enjoy :)

Mabrook to the Government employees and I hope private sector employees will also get some :).

oh great! or should i say: at last! :p

Congrats to all government employees :cute:

Good move!!!! :D

I believe its true, maybe we will read about it tomorrow.

my sister told me about it..congrats to all you government employees. :)

Its a good move from the government to increase the salaries.. and we would wanna hear the news where they gonna increase the pvt sector employees too...

I just got a msg annoucing the increase in salaries. Good for us lol

Congrats and I hope they work better now in those ministries.

.. emm my brother says: judgement day is getting closer lol.

.. anyway.. congrats n always for the best!

.. i hope the football team will win the gulf cup in sha allah so both most wishes of omanies at last came true.

I hope the fuel price will not increase as a result. :os

Mabrook to all government employees :)

exactly, this is why I think there shouldnt be an enforced increase from the government to private sector emoloyees because it will just shoot the prices up .. let the private sector increase thier salary slowly through competition for better workforce.

For the private sector I think the government should increase the 120 rials min salary.

we are glad for this step
Thank you Your Majesty :) May ALLAH Bless You and protect you from any Harm

Ameen

Thanks to Allah & His Majesty Sultan Qaboos (may Allah protect him & grant him health)

Congrats to civil service employees

Thug told me about this more than a month ago

Which means the living costs will increase...and you guys got mocked with this.. LoL

Rosso, living standered shouldnt change if private sector doesnt get a forced increase from the government or the government doesnt meddle with minimum salary .. because the increase doesnt have a direct effect on the private sector .. once the government interfer with it, then the living standered would shoot up.

Rosso, living standered shouldnt change if private sector doesnt get a forced increase from the government or the government doesnt meddle with minimum salary .. because the increase doesnt have a direct effect on the private sector .. once the government interfer with it, then the living standered would shoot up.
I hope that you are right

Oh by the way
a Box of tomato reached 4 RO (never ever did in the past!!!)

A box of tomatoes? That's weird. But, I heard of the veg. prices being quite high these days.

Well, congrats to all of the government employees :)

The Government sector got 15% salary increase. Which will force Private Sector companies to do the same

The Government sector got 15% salary increase. Which will force Private Sector companies to do the same
why forced!!!!!!:bored::mmhmm:

Why not? ...

Why would the companies increase?! The goverment is not the one paying the salaries of the companies employees.

The companies (at least the big ones) will increase the salary of thier employees eventually because they would want to attract the better workforce .. however, if the government did not change on the minmum salary there shouldnt be a price increase .. or this is how I see the it .. because there is no direct extra expense on the private sector at the moment.

All i can say is congrats to the employees. :) They waited a loooooooong time for this.

Not only tomotoes, patotoes increased to 5 rials.

I am expecting some serious inflation people :p

Yes and dew's price reached 125 baizas in some markets :o

The %15 salary increase harmonize with the fizzy drinks new price

AP, are you supporting the current private sector min salary which is 120 rials?

And I don't see you point about if the min salary increased by the government it will affact the prices (which already high btw)?

congratulations to the goverment sector and hard luck to us, the private sector hnood oman :bored:

IceTae, AP is talking about goverment forcing the private sector to increase all employees salaries by a certain percentage, she didnt mean she doesnt want 120 minimum wage to be increased, these are 2 different subjects :)

mubarak on all goverment sector employees ;)

however, if the government did not change on the minmum salary there shouldnt be a price increase

stigma, from above comment by AP It seems that she is supporting the min salary, I know that she is not the one who is going to take this decision but we are only discussing. :)

AP, are you supporting the current private sector min salary which is 120 rials?

And I don't see you point about if the min salary increased by the government it will affact the prices (which already high btw)?

I am not against an increase in minmum salary if it happened through Market's demand and supply .. but I am against a policy that would set that increase because automaticly it will affect the prices and an extra inflation will happen ..

Ice Tea, now that omanization is taking place in most commodity selling .. if a forced increase in private sector happens .. it means most costs for retailers will increase .. even if the retailers are already making a profit now, they will surly reflect this additional cost that thier are incurring on the prices of those commodities .. and they would have a reason then ..

MUSCAT — As per royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, it was decided to raise basic salary of civil servants at various units of the state’s administrative apparatus whether governed by civil service law, or other special job systems and members of judiciary bodies by 15 per cent effective from January 1, according to a statement issued by the Council of Ministers

Well Above is the Official Statement
Good news for everyone Including SHOPS

i think that that increase happend coz the prices in the country are shooting up... how will people survive with lil money.... Ohh and i should stop being negative and look at the bright side... The last salary increase was in the 1980s its time for a salary increase as a grant to all of those who worked on developing the country...

Mabrook to all government employees, hard luck for the retired ppl if forgoten.

it was announced in the Friday 29th December 2006 news paper "OMAN" that minimum salary is to be changed for the companies to R.O.140/- from R.O.120/-. that itself is a big step!!

it was announced in the Friday 29th December 2006 news paper "OMAN" that minimum salary is to be changed for the companies to R.O.140/- from R.O.120/-. that itself is a big step!!

So it has been increased to 140 now, well it's not a critical change just 20 rials extra. I hope to be changed to 200 rials.


And regarding to the salary increase, I heard that the private companies increased the prices now, even houses/flats rents increased, everyone wants to get some share of the 15% increase :alien:

So it has been increased to 140 now, well it's not a critical change just 20 rials extra. I hope to be changed to 200 rials.


And regarding to the salary increase, I heard that the private companies increased the prices now, even houses/flats rents increased, everyone wants to get some share of the 15% increase :alien:

For companies with many Omanies working in the factories and so on, it is critical. Lets say you have 100 Omanies working for you (other than the salesmen and executives etc). Those 100 had a salary of 120, now they have a 20ro raise. Which means 20ro more for each one of those 100. 100*20=2000.
Companies like that will loose R.O2000 just for raise in salaries.

ppl who usually get 120 now get 140..it might not be alot but to them it really is!

lets hope for the 200..Oman is getting real expensive ppl can use some extra cash :cute:

well, there actually are so many rules and laws in Oman's Labor Laws. I cannot understand how to go by the rules myself. Oman is divided into so many different sectors.

To say the Minimum salary in Oman is R.O.140/-(starting from Mar-07) is not it. Thats the minimum salary as per Ministry of Manpower.
According to Ministry of Tourism, the minimum salary in Tourism Industry should be R.O.160/- and then we always have the Oil and Gas Sector where the minimum salary is R.O.205/-.
And again, there are certain rules in Ministry of Labour, which arent being enforced due to high rate of unemployment in Oman.
According to a law passed in late 2005 early 2006, the Citizen's with 12 grade Certificates, the minimum salary should be R.O.160/- and Diploma holders Minimum salary should be R.O.250/- and Bachlors minimum salary R.O.360/-. But there is another rule surpasing all of those stating, Whatever is in the Employment contract of one is the Rule. Because its mutually agreed between both of the parties.

For companies with many Omanies working in the factories and so on, it is critical. Lets say you have 100 Omanies working for you (other than the salesmen and executives etc). Those 100 had a salary of 120, now they have a 20ro raise. Which means 20ro more for each one of those 100. 100*20=2000.
Companies like that will loose R.O2000 just for raise in salaries.

And if those 100 employees with salary of 139 rials, how much they will get more?

For companies with many Omanies working in the factories and so on, it is critical. Lets say you have 100 Omanies working for you (other than the salesmen and executives etc). Those 100 had a salary of 120, now they have a 20ro raise. Which means 20ro more for each one of those 100. 100*20=2000.
Companies like that will loose R.O2000 just for raise in salaries.Company will never loose anything, as at the end consumer will pay for the total cost +profit to the company:o