Oman is considering raising the minimum national wage to OMR400 (about Dh3,815), instead of the current OMR325, according to Dr. Mahad bin Saeed Ba’awin, the Minister of Labour.  Ba’awan told a local radio station that the OMR400 figure is preferred, the final decision will be subject to further evaluation and negotiation. “As a government, we tend to favour setting the minimum wage at 400 Omani rials. However, this remains a proposal subject to further evaluation,” Dr. Ba’owain said. He explained that the proposal will be thoroughly assessed by the Financial and Economic Committee, the Council of Ministers, and all relevant stakeholders before any decision is made.The minister further said that the proposed range of OMR360 to OMR400 was determined through collaboration between the technical team of the National Employment Programme and the Directorate General of Planning and labour market policies.The announcement follows previous statements by the Minister at the ‘Together we Progress’ forum last month, where he indicated that the Labour Ministry was studying a move to raise the minimum wage to the same  OMR360-400 range. At that forum he stated, “We are currently reviewing the minimum wage. We have sent an initial draft to the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers. The […]