Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.
The worker shall be entitled to a paid annual leave of at least thirty working days. However, the worker shall not be entitled to a leave for the first year except after at least 6 months of service for the employer. Weekends, official holidays and sick leaves falling during the annual leave shall not be counted as annual leave. The worker shall be entitled to a leave for the fractions of the year in proportion with the period he spent in work, even the first year of service.
Source The English text is presented as the official January 2025 consolidated edition identified in the approved local source notes. The Arabic text is unofficial. This local snapshot was not independently verified against PAM by this directory.