Kuwait City – The government departments and public enterprises have started enforcing the mandatory seven-hour work days.
The Ministries of Works, Electricity and Water issued circulars to their respective personnel, ordering them to comply with new regulations took effect last Tuesday.
A Kuwait Civil Service Commission (CSC) directive said that government employees are required to work 7 hours daily, irrespective of whether it is summer or winter.
Under the directive, the total daily working hours are seven from Sundays to Thursdays, ie from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm for some employees and 8:00 am to 3:00 pm for others in most government institutions.
The Civil Service Commission said that it had not increased working hours at government offices following rumors on social media that working hours had been increased.