97 companies violated mid-day break in Oman

Muscat: Ninety seven companies were found violating the mid-day break rule in the first two weeks of June, the Ministry of Manpower tweeted on its official twitter handle.
“The ministry visited 711 companies and found 97 violating the rules,” the tweet read.
During the first six days, 16 companies were found violating midday break rule. Inspectors raided 125 construction sites over the first six days of the new rule, which came into effect on June 1.
The rule, which is effective from June 1 until the end of August, bans work at outdoor sites between 12.30pm and 3.30pm when the summer heat is at its peak.
In 2015, 391 companies were penalized by the ministry for violating the midday break rule which included 138 businesses in Amerat, 122 in Seeb, 98 in Bausher and 33 in Muttrah.
Earlier, the Ministry of Manpower had told Times of Oman that violations can be reported at 80077000.
According to the Article 118 of the Oman Labour Law, violators can be penalised with fines ranging from OMR100 to OMR500, or a jail term of not more than one month, or both. The penalty is doubled for repeat violations.
In many areas of Oman, temperatures are currently hovering around 45 degree Celsius.
Last week, in some areas, it was 49 degree Celsius.