Ohoud Al-Roumi: The new work system reduced employee absenteeism by 55%... and 71% spent more time with their families

The Minister of State for Governmental Development and the Future, Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, reviewed the distinguished experience of the UAE government in implementing a new weekly work system since the beginning of this year, to be the first country in the world to adopt a brief weekly work system at the government level, with the possibility of applying flexible working hours. and remote work system.

She said during a session entitled "4 working days a week... Necessity or luxury?", as part of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, that the UAE is proactive in adopting new and future trends in government work, including new work systems, based on what characterizes its government. Flexibility, high adaptability, and visionary leadership based on achieving proactiveness in consolidating the pillars of the future government.

Al Roumi explained that the preliminary results for the first three months of implementing the new work system in the UAE government were promising, as they revealed a decrease in employee absenteeism levels by 55%, while 71% of employees reported that they spend more time with their families, in what studies revealed that 70 % of employees confirmed that they work more efficiently, that they were able to prioritize work throughout the week, and manage their time better.

Al Roumi stressed that the new abbreviated weekly work system adopted by the UAE with flexible work arrangements aims to improve the quality of life, achieve work-life balance, enhance mental health, strengthen family ties and community relations, in addition to focusing on raising productivity levels and supporting economic sectors. And strengthening the position of the UAE as a global economic center, and its competitiveness among the most attractive countries for work and life in the world.

She added that the UAE has succeeded in implementing the system, due to its flexibility, proactivity and adaptability, under a leadership that believes in continuous development and adopts enhancing levels of quality of life, and a future government that focuses on results and has strong systems to measure and monitor its performance and services.

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