Social Insurance Enhancements

With this enhancement, you can use the legislatively compliant social insurance rates for citizens of Bahrain and Qatar working in Oman.

When you calculate social insurance contributions during a supplemental payroll run, the application considers the total contributory salary in the period, and any previous contributions deducted in the period, if applicable

Note: Social insurance calculation for supplemental payroll is only applicable for government sector employees.

Bahraini Government Sector Social Insurance Updates: The Social Insurance Organization (SIO) announced social insurance contributions change plan, effective May 2022.

Employer contributions for social insurance is 17% effective May 2022.

Employee contributions for social insurance is 7% effective 1st Jan 2023.

Note: These changes are applicable only for Bahraini government sector employees.

Qatari Social Insurance Updates: Effective 3 Jan 2023, the employee and employer social insurance contributions calculation of Qatari nationals working in Qatar and the GCC has been updated.

• Employee contribution rate is (7%) of the contributory salary.
• Employer contribution rate is (14%) of the contributory salary.
• Housing allowance is included in the contributory salary with a maximum of 6,000 Riyals.
• For GCC citizens working in Qatar, if housing allowance exceeds 6,000 Riyals, the employee pays social insurance contributions, and employee and employer shares for the excessive amount.
• Maximum contributory salary is 100,000 Riyals.

Use the legislatively compliant social insurance calculation for Oman.

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