Oman Announces Ramadan 2025 Working Hours for Government & Private Sector

The official Oman Ramadan 2025 Working Hours (Ramadan 1446 AH) have been announced as follows:

Private Sector

✅ Reduced working hours for Muslim employees, set at 6 hours per day, with a maximum of 30 hours per week.

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Government Sector (Civil Administration Units)

⏰ Official Working Hours:

• 5 continuous hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

✅ Flexible Working Hours

• Unit heads can implement a flexible working system, adjusting employees’ arrival and departure times based on work needs.
• Under this system, working hours can be set between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and employees’ total work hours will be calculated based on their clock-in and clock-out times.

✅ Remote Work Option

• Unit heads are authorized to apply remote work for jobs that allow it, ensuring work continuity.
• At least 50% of employees in each unit must be physically present at the workplace at all times.

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This directive aims to maintain a balance between work productivity and facilitating employee conditions during Ramadan.