Ministry of Labour achieves outstanding results in 2014

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Flexible timings increased staff productivity and reduced work-time delays at the Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry has achieved outstanding results in 2014, especially in implementing its Strategy 2014-16 in line with the UAE Vision 2021, according toa senior official.

Saif Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Institutional and Support Services at the Ministry, said that its initiatives were aimed at providing excellent services and making the UAE the world's best place to work and do business.

"The ministry's keenness to implement the latest regulations and follow all the policies is aimed at strengthening human resources by enhancing their efficiency, productivity and creating an attractive and supportive work environment for all talents," the Al'Amal quarterly magazine issued by the Ministry quoted Al Suwaidi.

The major operational initiatives in line with the Strategic Plan include flexible timings for the staff applied across the MOL headquarters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as well as labour services offices in the Northern Emirates.

The Ministry has been at the forefront in successfully implementing this strategy of compatibly with the Federal Authority for Human Resources and by applying Cabinet regulations in this regard, as well as adapting to the organisational structure of the Ministry and its resolutions.

Al Suwaidi said the flexible timng system has contributed in increasing productivity by reducing work-time delays.

The system has helped the staff avoid penalties for being late in the morning. It gives them extra time of up to two hours upon arrival which can be added to the end-time schedule and that is done after coordination with their department heads and managers.

Apart from the labour office staff, the Ministry employees could also choose to come between 7:00 am and 9:00 am and they can leave for the day after completing seven hours from the time of arrival.

Regarding the service offices employees and the inspections department, the working hours are split into three periods, from 7 am until 2 pm, 10 am to 5 pm and from 12 noon to 7 pm.

The Ministry has 1,200 employees across the UAE, of whom 97.1% are Emiratis.

Shama Al Muhairi, Head of the Human Resources Department at the Ministry, said they had achieved top results in 2014 in applying the 'Bayanati' system, implementing over 10,974 staff operational procedures.

The system includes the application of best practices in human resource departments across ministries and federal entities. It provides a common system for managing human resources information as part of the development process of the activities applied by the federal entities within Federal Authority of Government Human Resources and the Ministry of Finance.