Mazoon Electricity Company, the leading electricity provider in Oman, said it has achieved a major milestone in Omanisation in 2019 with the 98.36 per cent of its employees being Omani nationals.

As part of its commitment to the implementation of its optimised In-Country Value (ICV) strategy, Mazoon Electricity is earnestly increasing Omanisation rates and developing the skills of the national workforce, said a statement from the company.

Persisting with its Omanisation plan as part of its principal strategy, Mazoon Electricity filled in more than 50 new vacancies with nationals in 2019 both in the technical and non-technical fields.

The Omani company, which boasts a 562-strong workforce, has been constantly encouraging its contractors to hire Omani talents who are serving almost half million customers across governorates under company’s operation areas: Dakhiliya, South Sharqiya, North Sharqiya, South Batinah and Suwaiq in North Batinah governorate, it added.

Based on the previous year’s results, Mazoon Electricity remains focused on creating the right culture to motivate all its employees by including planned meetings, training programmes, management and mid management programmes to improve relationships and by defining employees’ roles and responsibilities.

"One of the elements introduced to improve employee satisfaction was the concept of the outpatient clinic, which is a modern training technique to treat corporate challenges," said a company spokesman.

It helps in analysing and treating obstacle to improve the vibes in a department. The goals of the out-patient clinic include team building, unifying and reducing misunderstanding between teams, he stated.

It also aims to develop skills which will help improve interactions between company’s superiors and subordinates. It also proposes to build proficiencies for resolving conflicts and disputes between individuals and groups, he added.-TradeArabia News Service