The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, attributed the reasons for the application of a flexible working time between the employees of ministries and federal agencies, to eight humanitarian objectives, to ensure the provision of all the reasons for comfort and happiness to all workers in state institutions, most notably achieving welfare, improve the work environment, increase employee productivity, and reduce Delays, permitting staff to leave work in order to accomplish certain business interests.
She stressed that the implementation of this system is decentralized, through the agreement between the employee and the head of the direct, within the guidelines and controls flexible time, for each institution, without prejudice to the needs of institutions and their customers.
Ministries and federal authorities are obliged to apply flexible working hours and occupational health and safety standards to ensure the safety of employees during their daily trips to and from their premises, especially during rainy weather, days of heavy fog, or similar emergency weather conditions.
Ali Ahli, Director of Human Resources and Services, Chief Executive Officer of Happiness and Quality of Life at the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Ali Ahli, said that the Federal Government's commitment to implementing the Flexible Working Time policy in the Federal Government was based on the constant keenness to provide all the comfort and happiness of the employees. The Authority applies the best practices and global solutions in the field of human capital management and development, and launches policies, legislation and creative initiatives that give employees of ministries and federal authorities sufficient flexibility at the beginning and end of official working hours, taking into account To meet the requirements of customers and to abide by the number of hours officially established.
The Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, adopted a year ago, the application of a flexible working system for employees of the federal government in the events and circumstances of the school year, in order to activate the role of parents in the educational process, and strengthen Levels of family cohesion in society.
“Flexible working hours can undoubtedly help achieve a number of goals that are critical to the government work environment, including raising happiness, welfare, improving work environment, increasing employee productivity, reducing delays, and permitting employees to leave work,” said Ahli. And motivate employees to work, taking into account their humanitarian conditions, so as not to conflict with the interest of work ».
He added: «Flexible working system has social repercussions, so that it may contribute to alleviate traffic congestion on the roads, especially at peak times», pointing out that flexible working hours is a system to diversify the normal working hours for the attendance and leave, so that the employee can perform hours Work itself, without requiring it to start working from, say, 7:30 to 2:30.
He explained that the system is implemented by agreement between the employee and his immediate boss, within the flexible working hours, for each institution, without prejudice to the needs of institutions and their customers.
Take advantage of flexibility
The Authority, in cooperation with all federal institutions, plays a role in sensitizing employees on the principles of road safety, urging them to exercise caution while driving their vehicles on the round trip to the workplace in general, as well as informing them of the benefits of the flexibility provided by the human resources legislation in the Federal Government. The application of flexible working hours, which enables employees to determine the hours of work and end, so as to achieve a balance between their circumstances and the interest of work without conflict.