Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.
In the event of a first and second degree relative’s death, the worker shall be entitled to a three-day fully paid leave. The Muslim working woman, whose husband has died, shall be entitled to a fully paid iddat leave for four months and ten days from the date of death. During this leave, the working woman shall not be entitled to work for another employer. The conditions of granting this leave shall be organized by a resolution of the Minister. The non-Muslim working woman, whose husband has died, shall be entitled to a paid leave of 21 days.
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.