Sick Leave
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2025-11-13
Income
An employee is entitled to 12 days of sick leave on full pay per year of continuous service. Workers have to notify the employer of the need to take sick leave, and the anticipated duration of such sick leave, as soon as the employee becomes aware of incapacity to work. The employer can require an employee to provide a medical certificate verifying that the employee is incapacitated due to an illness or injury, and the duration for which this injury or illness will last.
Sources: §63 of the Labour Act, 2017
Medical Care
No statutory medical benefits are provided.
Job Security
Employment of worker is secure during sick leave or incapacity leave.
Sources: §63 of the Labour Act, 2017
Regulations on Sick Leave
- قانون العمل، لعام 2017 / Labour Act, 2017
- قانون تعويض إصابات العمل لعام 1981 / Work Injuries Compensation Act 1981
- قانون التأمين الاجتماعي عام 1990، المعدل في عام 2008 / Social Insurance Act 1990, amended in 2008
