Warning employees against “handshakes and quarrels” .. and limited exceptions to “remote working”

Abu Dhabi government agencies “under strict prevention” on the first days of “full power”

A non-vaccinated employee is obliged to perform a PCR examination every 7 days to be allowed to enter the workplace.

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Yesterday, the departments and bodies of the Abu Dhabi government began working with the full capacity of their employees, who flocked to their workplaces to start their shifts from their offices, after a period of about two years during which most of them worked on the remote work system, in compliance with the precautionary measures taken by the state to limit the spread of the “Covid” pandemic. -19».

Limited exceptions were allowed for the continuation of remote work for some cases of employees, according to the views of officials in the workplaces, while emails sent by human resources departments in the workplaces warned employees against shaking hands or quarreling each other.

In detail, the first day of the return of office work to its full capacity, within all workplaces of government agencies and companies in Abu Dhabi, a strict adherence to precautionary measures to protect the health and safety of employees from the Corona virus (Covid-19), in implementation of the instructions of the Government Support Department in Abu Dhabi, which was approved, before Days, return to work at the maximum capacity inside government workplaces, as of yesterday, the fifth of this month, as vaccinated employees and those exempted from vaccination, whose status appears in green on the Al-Hosn application, were allowed to enter the workplaces, as well as non-vaccinated employees after confirming of their nasal swab (BCR) examination, according to government protocols.

The precautionary measures also included all visitors and customers of government agencies, whether vaccinated, who were allowed to enter after showing the green pass, while those who were not vaccinated were allowed to enter after presenting a negative test result no more than 48 hours ago.

In accordance with the instructions of the Government Support Department regarding returning to the office, the non-vaccinated employee is obligated to conduct a nasal swab examination every seven days, to allow him to enter the workplace, and in the event of non-compliance with the examination dates, the employee’s failure to enter the workplace is considered an interruption from work, and the period is deducted from the balance of his periodic leave If he does not have a balance, he will be deducted from his total salary.

The department, in coordination with the Abu Dhabi Government Human Resources Authority, granted limited exceptions to some employees continuing to work remotely, as it was allowed to continue working remotely for one of the employees’ parents, who have children in the tenth grade or less, provided that the son is exempted from returning to The study in attendance, based on a statement from the competent health authority, provided that the employee committed to providing a letter from the educational institution, and employers were also granted the possibility of granting any of their employees exceptions to work remotely, according to their visions and work needs.

During the first days of full office work, most government employers committed to hanging indicative banners that carried precautionary instructions and advice urging employees and customers to adhere to preventive and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the “Corona” virus, while cleaners doubled their efforts to clean all public places in workplaces, At least once per hour, frequent cleaning of heavy-used areas/surfaces such as lobbies, public tables, cafeterias, restrooms, elevators, staircases, applying social distancing guidelines, leaving a distance of two meters in all coffee preparation areas, avoiding Waiting queues, lifting all water dispensers, providing water bottles, cups and disposable utensils for employees, providing cleaning supplies and hand sanitizers for cleaners and support groups, and installing hand sanitizer dispensers in prominent and easily accessible places throughout the building, in meeting rooms and closed halls. ,Implementing the clean office policy to support the general health and safety of offices through daily cleaning and sterilization after every working day.

While human resources departments sent emails bearing what looks like a list of indicative instructions for employees returning to work, during which they stressed the need to fully trust the procedures of government departments, and prepare them for workplaces for the safe reception of employees, and the importance of adhering to these procedures, and the need to use face masks since leaving the house and during On the road, at the workplace, and during return home, avoiding shaking hands and squabbling while greeting others, and following the rules of social distancing by leaving a distance of at least two meters between people, especially while traveling, while waiting to use public transportation, and leaving windows open in vehicles for at least 15 days. minutes when using a private car, wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, cover mouth and nose with a tissue or elbow flexion when coughing/sneezing, reading labels and following instructions on prevention and safety methods.

The instructions stressed the need not to use work devices and tools for other employees, and to use hand sanitizers placed in the elevator after touching the buttons, and after using common devices such as printers and the like, and to ensure that the face masks used in the boxes designated for this purpose are disposed of.

Suspicion cases

Human resources departments in various government departments and agencies in Abu Dhabi have called on their employees to adhere to staying at home, in case they feel symptoms of infection with the virus such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, body aches, headache.

She stressed that if any employee feels symptoms of the virus while he is at the workplace, he must inform the direct official and the human resources team, visit the doctor and obtain the necessary treatment, and not go to work until after obtaining a work permit, and disclose contact with any confirmed cases of infection. Corona virus and provide relevant medical documents.

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