Kuwait has rolled out updated working hours for government offices, introducing reduced hours and limited staff presence after Eid.
The decision, issued by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), stated that no more than 30% of employees be present in offices at a time.
Departments are required to implement rotation systems, with the flexibility to schedule staff daily or weekly based on operational needs. Remote work options may also be used where feasible.
Under the new policy, official working hours have been reduced to six hours per day. Existing attendance systems, including fingerprint verification, along with flexible arrangements and grace periods, will remain unchanged.
Evening shifts will continue to be suspended until further notice, except for roles that legally require shift-based work.
Employees already on reduced schedules will now work just four hours per day under the revised rules.
These measures take effect immediately after the Eid holiday and will remain in place until further notice.
Earlier, in a separate development, the government of Pakistan changed the working hours for Passport offices under the new schedule, these offices will now function for four days a week.
The regional passport offices, which operate 24 hours, will carry out their operations normally while the Islamabad’s Easy Service Centre will operate on its existing shift system.
This change has been sanctioned by the Director General of Immigration and Passports.
Meanwhile, under the ongoing austerity measures, educational institutions have been given off from March 16-31.
In another move relating to passports, the government has made changes to the rules of passports so that married women can still keep their father’s name on their official travel documents.
Previously, married women were required to replace their father’s name with the name of their husband when getting passports.
This reform means that women will be afforded greater autonomy in the management of their legal identity and is an important step in the recognition of women’s rights in official documentation.
