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Legal issue
Under the published principle, the employer’s wage liability was discharged only by transferring the wage to the worker’s account with an approved bank.
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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 employer was not discharged from liability for a worker’s wage unless the employer transferred that wage to the worker’s account at an approved bank.
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Applicability
The decision applied the former Labour Law. Current payments require review of Labour Law 53/2023, the wage-protection system, permitted payment methods and bank records. This is an account of the published principle, not a full judgment translation.
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Related instruments
- Former Labour Law, Royal Decree No. 35/2003, Article 53
- Labour Law, Royal Decree No. 53/2023
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