Saudi Arabia increases employees’ attendance at workplace to 75%

By : Marwa Mahmoud

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia said recently that the percentage of employees attending workplaces will increase to no more than 75% in all cities and governorates of the Kingdom.

That work continues to apply the preventive protocols to the public sector to limit the spread of the Covid virus-19 Issued by the Ministry of Health on the website of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Prevention).

“The flexible working hours continue to be attended to the workplace during 3 times a day: the first group begins at 7:30 am, and the second group starts from 8:30 am, and the third group starts from 9:30 am.

    Male and female employees who are not covered by the percentage of attendance at the government agency continues to work, according to the method of remote work, and the categories that are most at risk of infection , according to the classification of the Ministry of Health continue by remote work.

The Ministry added “all workers in workplaces in the public and private sectors, to abide by the preventive protocols, published on the website of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

 Systematic penalties will be imposed against violators of precautionary measures and preventive measures.”