Oman Working Hours and Ramadan Hours Checker Widget

Enter a schedule and check it against Oman's legal hours - eight a day and forty a week, the shortest legal week in the Gulf, and six a day or thirty a week for Muslim workers during Ramadan - with the twelve-hour ceiling that overtime may not break.

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Article 70 of the 2023 Labour Law limits actual work to eight hours a day and forty a week - a five-day week, where Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain allow forty-eight - with at least one hour of rest a day that is not counted, and no more than six hours of continuous work. In Ramadan the limit falls to six hours a day or thirty a week for Muslim workers. Article 77 guarantees at least two consecutive paid rest days a week. Overtime needs the worker's consent under Article 71 and may not take normal plus extra hours beyond twelve a day. The checker counts as overtime the larger of the daily excess over the week and the weekly excess, asks about the worker when Ramadan is chosen, and warns when a day exceeds twelve hours.

What is checked

  • Weekly hours = hours a day x days
  • Overtime = max(daily excess x days, weekly excess)
  • Limits 8/40; Ramadan (Muslim workers) 6/30; ceiling 12 hours a day

Worked examples

Five nine-hour days

Inputs: 9 h x 5

Result: 5 hours over

Ramadan, Muslim worker

Inputs: 7 h x 5

Result: 5 hours over the 6-hour day

A schedule check, not legal advice.

Limitations

  • Breaks are not counted.
  • Excluded categories under ministerial decisions are not modelled.
  • Ramadan dates follow the official announcement.

Where publishers use it

  • A Muscat office moving from a six-day to a five-day week
  • A Sohar factory planning Ramadan shifts for Muslim staff
  • An HR article on Oman's 40-hour week
  • A Ghala or Rusayl industrial-estate factory moving to two consecutive rest days
  • A Salalah khareef-season resort planning longer summer shifts within the 12-hour ceiling
  • A Muscat Grand Mall retailer scheduling Ramadan evening staff
  • A Bank Muscat-style head office comparing its five-day week with the 40-hour limit
  • A Jebel Akhdar hotel rostering winter-season peaks

Questions

How many hours is the working week in Oman?

40 hours, at 8 a day (Labour Law RD 53/2023 Article 70).

What are working hours in Oman during Ramadan?

Muslim workers may work at most 6 hours a day or 30 a week.

How many rest days do workers get in Oman?

At least two consecutive paid rest days a week (Article 77).

How long can I work without a break in Oman?

No more than six hours in a row. Article 70 also requires a daily rest of at least one hour that does not count as working time.

Does the 40-hour week apply to all workers in Oman?

It applies to private-sector workers under the Labour Law; ministerial decisions can set different hours for some jobs, and overtime beyond the limit needs the worker's consent under Article 71.

Does Oman count the lunch hour as work?

No. The daily rest of at least one hour required by Article 70 is excluded, so a nine-hour day at the workplace with a one-hour break is eight hours of work.

Rules and official sources

Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for Oman; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.

RuleOfficial sourceIn force fromLast verifiedNext review
Working hours
8 actual hours a day and 40 a week; a daily 1-hour rest is not counted. Ramadan: 6 hours a day or 30 a week for Muslim workers. Normal plus overtime hours may not exceed 12 a day. 		Labour Law, Royal Decree 53/2023 (Arabic text published by the Ministry of Labour; Official Gazette 1504)
Ministry of Labour, Oman - Art. 70; Art. 71		 31 Jul 2023 7 Oct 2026 5 Apr 2027
Overtime pay
With the worker's consent: basic hourly wage + at least 25% by day and + 50% at night (21:00-05:00). Work on a rest day or public holiday: the day's wage plus 100% of the daily basic wage, or a compensatory day. Without consent (stocktaking, emergencies, Art. 72): +50% by day, +75% at night, 200% plus the day's wage on rest days. Overtime uses the BASIC wage; the Law does not fix a monthly-to-hourly divisor. 		Labour Law, Royal Decree 53/2023 (Arabic text published by the Ministry of Labour; Official Gazette 1504)
Ministry of Labour, Oman - Arts. 71, 72; Art. 1(16)		 31 Jul 2023 7 Oct 2026 5 Apr 2027

Sources

  1. Labour Law, Royal Decree 53/2023 (Arabic text published by the Ministry of Labour; Official Gazette 1504) - Ministry of Labour, Oman . Art. 70; Art. 71. Verified 2026-10-07.

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