Special week-long leave, work from home system for govt workers announced as schools reopen in Sharjah

  • Date: 28-Aug-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Special week-long leave, work from home system for govt workers announced as schools reopen in Sharjah

Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Executive Council, the Sharjah Human Resources Directorate has decided to grant a special week-long exceptional leave to female employees of the Sharjah government who have school-going children in the ninth grade and below.

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Following the week-long special leave, working mothers will be allowed to work from home with the relevant guidelines and conditions, said the Directorate.

The directives of the Crown Prince coincide with the start of the new 2020-21 school year this week and are part of Sharjah's ongoing efforts to support the