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Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs issues circular regarding detailing working hours, terms and conditions Kuwait City, 13th January 2022: Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs issues circular regarding detailing working hours, terms and conditions Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs issues circular regarding detailing working hours, terms and conditions The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Abdulaziz Shuaib has issued an administrative circular regarding reducing the workforce, implementing flexible working systems, hours and times, and holding meetings, conferences and courses through remote communication. The circular called on all organizational units in the ministry to abide by the following: First: The percentage of workers in a single workplace should not exceed 50%. In the event that any of the organizational units needs to increase the number of workers in accordance with the requirements of the public interest and work conditions, the Administra…

Kuwait No closing the airport, nurseries, or returning schools Online, iiQ8   Kuwait City, 13th January 2022: Kuwait - No closing the airport, nurseries, or returning schools Online, iiQ8 Kuwait - No closing the airport, nurseries, or returning schools “online”, iiQ8 Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Corona Emergencies Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali confirmed in a statement to Al-Rai that “closing the airport, nurseries, or the return of schools for distance education (online) has become a thing of the past.” He said, “We try as much as we can to help the people of Kuwait,” noting that there were difficult recommendations, that were taken to the Corona Committee at the least. Hala Modi Event in Kuwait 2024 | iiQ8 News (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He stressed that distance education had very big negatives, and we are trying to balan…

Kuwait City, 12th January 2022: 700 KD Salary a Must for Expats to take Loans from Banks in Kuwait, iiQ8 info Kuwait : KD700 salary a must for expats' loaning Banks toughen policy for expats to avoid defaults Some banks in Kuwait have adopted a tougher lending policy towards expatriates, including setting KD700 as a minimum monthly salary for the would-be borrower, according to a local newspaper. After a short relaxation in rules for offering loans to expatriates in Kuwait, several banks have reinstated tough borrowing measures to head off defaults, Al Rai reported, citing close sources. The restrictions include imposing a ban on loans to migrant workers whose salaries are lower than KD700 and prohibiting the rescheduling of their present loans, they added. In addition, these banks have stopped finances to the recently employed expatriates unless they have secured or highly paid jobs, they said Exempted from the new salary limit are expatriates who have an…

Kuwait City, 12th January 2022: Kuwait to allow entry of infected people who ended quarantine, iiQ8 info The Directorate General of the Civil Aviation (DGCA) of Kuwait has issued a new circular to all airlines about new measures to allow the entry of arrivals who were infected outside Kuwait and ended their isolation period. In its circular, the DGCA stipulated that vaccinated passengers have to submit a positive PCR test result certificate between a period of (7 to 28 days) prior to the date of the arrival. Meanwhile, unvaccinated passengers (only Kuwaitis) have to submit a positive PCR test result certificate between a period of (10 to 28 days) prior to the date of the arrival, it added. The DGCA announced that the new measures will be effective as of Wednesday 00:01 AM 12th January, 2022 Kuwait local time with due consideration to the previous cabinet decisions regarding identifying people who are allowed to enter the country. Source - KUNA (a…