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Legal issue
The published principle treated an agreement to arbitrate labour disputes as void whether concluded before or during employment.
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Published principle
The Arabic text published by the Supreme Court is the primary source. The English translation was published by the Technical Bureau; Russian and Chinese are unofficial Smart Global Capital editorial translations.
This is a published legal principle—an extract selected by the Supreme Court of Oman Technical Bureau—not the full text of the judgment.
An agreement to submit labour disputes to arbitration is void whether concluded before the employment relationship begins or during its existence. A judgment taking the opposite view violates and misapplies the law and is subject to cassation.
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Applicability
The holding applies the former Labour Law and public-policy protection of non-waivable worker rights. Labour Law 53/2023, the nature of the particular claim and the distinction between private arbitration and statutory settlement mechanisms must be checked. This is not a full judgment translation.
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Related instruments
- Former Labour Law, Royal Decree No. 35/2003
- Arbitration Law in Civil and Commercial Disputes, Article 11
- Labour Law, Royal Decree No. 53/2023
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