I just read over this excerpt and found the cultural and religious allowances for special leaves incredible! In the US, there isn't as much detail in the types of leaves beyond the death of a family member. Most of the calculation in time-off is a balance between your accrued leave and the cooperation of the administration of your workplace.
According to these Omani laws, you qualify for leaves for significant changes in your life such as marriage, death (different for immediate and relatives), Haj (pilgrimage), examinations, and even a special remark for women who are working. The woman's 130 days off is a religious principle in the event of her husband's death. The woman is to remain at home in order to evaluate whether she is pregnant. It sounds a bit absurd but its actually a really beautiful principle in Islam. The motive behind this clause is to protect the widow and child's name so as to ward off any accusations that the child may belong to any other man. After 130 days, it will be clear whether she is with child or not and after which she may resume to what sense of a normal life she can as best she can without her spouse.
Sultanate of Oman, Oman Labour Law, Article (67):
The worker is entitled to a special leave with Gross Wage as follows:
1- Three days in case of his marriage and shall not be granted more than once throughout the period of his service.
2- Three days in case of the death of a son, daughter, mother, father, wife, grandfather, grandmother, bother or sister.
3- Two days in case of the death of an uncle, or an aunt.
4- Fifteen days for the performance of Al-Haj [pilgrimage] once throughout the period of his service, provided that he has completed one year in the service of the employer.
5- Fifteen days during the year for purpose of sitting for examination in case of an Omani worker who is an associate student with one of the schools, institutes, collages or universities.
6- One hundred and thirty days for a working Muslim wife in the event of her husband's death.
The entitlement to the leaves set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 shall be conditional upon the presentation of the proof of death from the relevant authority
According to these Omani laws, you qualify for leaves for significant changes in your life such as marriage, death (different for immediate and relatives), Haj (pilgrimage), examinations, and even a special remark for women who are working. The woman's 130 days off is a religious principle in the event of her husband's death. The woman is to remain at home in order to evaluate whether she is pregnant. It sounds a bit absurd but its actually a really beautiful principle in Islam. The motive behind this clause is to protect the widow and child's name so as to ward off any accusations that the child may belong to any other man. After 130 days, it will be clear whether she is with child or not and after which she may resume to what sense of a normal life she can as best she can without her spouse.
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