Entities belonging to the private and semi-governmental sectors have started a voluntary application of the teleworking system for varying periods of time, which has resulted in the suspension of staff attendance for 15 days in some institutions, while others have used the system to reduce the number of working hours and apply shifts between their employees, following the similar precautionary measures that they have taken State institutions to prevent the consequences of the emerging corona virus.
Corporate officials issued a series of internal precautionary decisions, other than the part-time remotely decision, some of which prioritized the implementation of domestic work for women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases, others reduced the number of working hours for its employees, while others applied the system of permanently alternating between employees to reduce the numbers of people In the same place, taking all precautions in the workplace, such as providing masks and hand sanitizers for employees and clients.
A CEO of a food company, Ahmed Mansour Al-Rashed, said on his page on the social networking site «Twitter», that “given the current circumstances and in order to maintain the health of employees, and in accordance with health recommendations, we decided to suspend the attendance of employees to the workplace, and to be satisfied remotely, for a period of time 15 days, and I hope that every official who has authority in his work will take this action. ”
Meanwhile, Dr. Habib Al-Mulla, CEO of the Office of Law and Legal Consultations said: “We completed our preparations for remote work, provided technical means and specialized programs, held training courses, closed the office, and asked everyone to work from home. The experiment was successful and found almost complete commitment and natural productivity.”
The Director General of a construction and construction company, Mansour Ibrahim Al-Abidi, stressed that the country has taken bold steps by shifting from regular education and work hours to a remote work system in all sectors to limit the spread of Corona, but this department will not be completed except with the participation of the private sector in this system to maximize Take advantage of its application.
He said: «From this standpoint, our company decided to transfer all jobs and office work to the system of work remotely, and reduce the normal working hours to four hours, with the division of labor into shifts to reduce their numbers to the maximum extent, in addition to providing all tools and means of sterilization and personal hygiene in the workplace» .
In turn, Aldar Real Estate has activated a business continuity plan under the current circumstances, by taking all measures to implement remote work, postponing travel for work purposes, reducing personal travel, and reducing external meetings in line with its commitment to protect the health and well-being of its employees and guests.
Duties of work from different locations
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation defined remote work as a system in which the worker performs his duties from different locations from the employer’s headquarters, meaning that the worker performs his work from outside the sites designated for work, partly (weekly or monthly), or in full. She noted that the remote work system is of two types, the first being part-time work, where the employee can divide his work time between the main workplace and the remote workplace in equal or different proportions, and this may be days per week, weeks per month, or months per year, while The second is full-fledged work, and it specifically concerns jobs that can be performed outside of the office.
Companies that convert all jobs and office jobs into a remote work system.