Federal Human Resources: Administrative penalties to limit handshakes and gatherings at workplaces

"10-day deduction" is a penalty for intentionally concealing government employees "symptoms of Corona"

The authority is keen on the employees' continued commitment to the precautionary measures.

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Officials in the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources stated that the authority issued a circular distributed to all ministries and federal entities, under No. 26 of 2020, regarding the affirmation of the continued commitment of employees to precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics, and to deal with employees who are not committed to measures to limit the spread of the virus pandemic Corona inside the government workplace.

They emphasized, during "virtual" workshops that the authority allocated to about 750 directors and officials of human resources departments and those concerned in ministries and federal entities, that the circular included 12 types of employees' violations of the precautionary measures, and their maximum administrative penalties amounted to a deduction of 10 days from the basic salary in case of intentional The employee conceals the infection with “Corona symptoms” and going to work, in addition to administrative penalties that range from drawing attention, warning and deduction, to curb habits such as “shaking hands” and gathering inside the workplace.

In detail, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources recently concluded three virtual workshops that targeted 750 managers and officials of human resources departments and stakeholders in all ministries and federal entities, with the aim of explaining the terms and mechanisms for implementing a guiding sanctions guide recently issued by the Authority regarding dealing with employees who do not comply with the procedures. Precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics, especially the Corona pandemic, inside government workplaces.

The lecturers in the three workshops, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs Department at the Authority, Hamad Buamim, Head of Policy and Research Department, Asya Al-Balushi, and Assistant Legal Adviser to the Authority, Ahmed Al-Shaer, confirmed that the Penalties Guidance Manual was developed for the benefit of employers, with the aim of supporting ministries And federal agencies, and enabling them to properly implement health and safety measures for dealing with epidemics in general, and the "Corona" virus in particular, to ensure the safety and protection of employees and customers.

The workshops focused on that the authority issued a circular distributed to all ministries and federal entities, under No. 26 of 2020, regarding the affirmation of the employees ’continued commitment to precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics, during which the health precautionary measures issued by the competent authorities in the country were determined to be followed by employees To prevent the spread of epidemics among them.

The lecturers emphasized that the guideline for dealing with employees who are not committed to precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics included 12 types of violations of precautionary measures, while the administrative penalties contained in the guide included three degrees, the lowest of which is when the violation is committed for the first time, while the maximum penalty is imposed on the employee when he commits the violation Itself three times.

They pointed out that the first offenses mentioned in the guide are “the employee shaking hands with others at work in light of precautionary measures,” and the punishment for the first time is “drawing attention in writing”, and in the second “written warning”, and finally the deduction of one day from the basic salary, up to a maximum. The second violation of “a number of employees or dealers gathered in the workplace without fulfilling the conditions of social distancing in accordance with the instructions from the competent authorities”, and its punishment begins with a “written warning” for the employee and the direct official, then deduction for one day from the basic salary upon repetition, and the deduction reaches three Days of basic salary, up to a maximum on the second recurrence.

The list of violations also included “not wearing medical masks in the workplace,” and its punishment begins with a “written warning”, then “deduction for one day from the basic salary,” and finally, a maximum of three days deduction from the basic salary, while the employee who refuses to conduct the examination is punished The medical doctor upon requesting him to know the result of his infection with the Coronavirus or not, deducting one day from the basic salary for the first time, three days from the basic salary for the “second”, and five days from the basic salary, with a maximum of the third recurrence.

The lecturers stated that the fifth offense is “failure to comply with the circulars and evidence issued by the competent authorities in the state regarding the regulation of precautionary measures in a way that limits the spread of epidemics”, and the perpetrator is punished with “written attention”, then “written warning”, and finally “one day deduction.” The basic salary is a maximum, while the sixth offense is “the employee’s failure to report his health status in the event that he feels symptoms of an epidemic (Covid-19) in accordance with the medical instructions issued by the competent authorities, and then comes to the workplace”, and the perpetrator shall be punished with a deduction. Three days from the basic salary, it increases to a deduction of five days from the basic salary on the first recurrence, and up to a deduction of 10 days from the basic salary on the third recurrence.

They explained that among the precautionary violations also is the “failure of the line manager to supervise the commitment of his employees or dealers to implement the precautionary measures inside the workplace,” which requires “written attention”, then “written warning”, and the deduction reaches one day of the basic salary on the third recurrence. While the violation of “the employee with an epidemic (Covid-19) not adhering to the approved treatment mechanism decided by the health authorities, or his refusal to continue the treatment prescribed for him despite being notified of this,” requires a deduction of 10 days from the basic salary, maximum.

According to the lecturers, the violation of “the employee leaving the country or returning to it without being bound or obtaining the necessary approvals or health conditions” requires a deduction of three days from the basic salary, five days of the basic salary increase to the deduction, and 10 days of the basic salary up to a maximum deduction , While the violation requires «the employee to enter the workplace despite his knowledge of the positive result of the examination and concealment of the result from the direct boss or management or his colleagues», deduction of 10 days from the basic salary, maximum.

It also requires the violation of “not notifying the employee to the work authority of his contact with someone infected with the virus, or not adhering to the instructions of the home quarantine in accordance with the directives of the competent health authorities upon confirmation of contact with an infected person.” The deduction is one day from the basic salary, then the deduction is three days from the basic salary, and finally the deduction is five days from The basic salary is a maximum, and finally, a violation is required for “the direct manager’s failure to take the necessary preventive measures and measures if it becomes evident to him that one of his employees or dealers in his sector suffers from symptoms of the virus (Covid-19)”, a written warning, then deduction of one day from the basic salary, Finally, deduction of three days of the basic salary, with a maximum of three.

Adhere to preventive measures and procedures

Circular No. 26 of 2020, issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, regarding the affirmation of the employees ’continued commitment to precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics, affirmed that given the importance of fully adhering to the preventive measures and measures, and the consequent danger for employees not adhering to them, and for the purposes of supporting entities In this regard, the authority has deemed the necessity to prepare a guiding sanctions guide in order to be consulted by the violations committees formed with the federal authorities, when dealing with employees who are not committed to the precautionary measures to limit the spread of epidemics, in a manner that ensures serious commitment to the preventive aspect between employees and dealers .

The circular, which Emirates Today obtained a copy of, stated that this guide is considered a guide for the violations committees in the federal authorities, calling on human resources departments to refer violators to those committees.

Circulars and Guides

Hamad Buamim, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs at the Authority, Head of Policy and Research Department, Asya Al-Balushi, and Assistant Legal Counselor at the Authority, Ahmed Al-Shaer, stressed during the virtual workshops;

The need to educate employees of ministries and federal agencies, and urge them to adhere to the circulars and guides issued by the authority regarding health precautionary measures, to limit the spread of "Covid-19", and to maintain physical spacing between employees, according to the guideline issued by the authority regarding the office work environment And work from the workplace in light of emergency conditions and related circulars, as well as the health precautionary measures issued by the competent authorities in the country, which must be followed by employees to prevent the spread of epidemics among them, and to maintain public health.

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The workshops were targeted by managers and officials of human resources and concerned persons in ministries and federal entities.

A guide for dealing with employees who do not comply with the precautionary measures, including 12 types of violations.

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