Joint committee formed to follow up on work-from-home directives

TDT | Manama

The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) and the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) yesterday formed a joint committee to follow up on the implementation of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives on allowing mothers affiliated with ministries, entities and government departments to work from home.

The joint committee shall also ensure the effective implementation of the resolutions of the Government Executive Committee, chaired by HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, aiming mainly to achieve maximum levels of family stability amid the current circumstances the Kingdom is going through, in line with the set of precautionary measures in force to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The panel has held three consecutive meetings to support government departments’ implementation of the work-from-home system for working mothers.

They addressed the challenges that may face the application of the system, in accordance with the top interests of work institutions, and put forward suitable mechanisms to ensure its ideal application, according to the needs of various work sectors and in a way that would support the kingdom’s efforts to curb the COVID-19 spread.

The joint committee said that it will continue following up on the implementation of the work-from-home system for working mothers while relying on the best administrative practices to ensure that the policy is implemented to the fullest, and also make the necessary recommendations whenever the need arises.