KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Shareeda Al-Maousherji, said that the Cabinet’s decision to approve the evening shift project, which was submitted by the CSC, aims to improve the work environment in the government sector for employees who will work in an administrative environment with less pressure.

Al-Maousherji added in a press statement issued by the CSC that implementing the evening shift will positively enhance productivity and facilitate the completion of transactions. He explained that the decision also contributes to integrating efforts in the government’s endeavor to provide an organizational structure that achieves further simplification of procedures in completing transactions and facilitates work procedures.

The decision provides another option for working hours that suits a large segment of employees. He stated that the evening shift project comes after monitoring the proposals and visions of ministries and government agencies and their readiness to implement this system so as to achieve the objectives. He pointed out that implementing the proposal will contribute to reducing traffic congestion during the morning period by reducing the number of employees whose work will be transferred to the evening period. On the one hand, a number of citizens and residents can now complete their transactions during the evening period instead of the morning.

Al-Maousherji stated that the employee will be given the freedom to choose between morning or evening work according to what suits his/her circumstances and personal preference and in line with the interest of work and the number allocated for this period, indicating that it will also contribute to speedy completion of work with ease. Each government agency will determine the start and end of the evening shift according to the requirements of the public interest, taking into account the social requirements. — KUNA