Employers urged to pay full indemnities to employees
KUWAIT: The manpower authority urged all employers to pay full indemnities to employees who worked for private companies for a minimum of 10 years and decided to resign, provided the total indemnity does not exceed the equivalent of 18 months’ salary as per the labor act number 6/2010. The authority added that according to decision 842/2015, work permits will be transferred on conditions - the employee has worked for the same employer for a minimum of two years, and that the employer approves the transfer.
Meat consumption
Coinciding with International Vegetarian Week, The Telegraph daily published a report about the world’s top and least meat-consuming nations, in which Kuwait was ranked first in the Arab world and second worldwide. According to the report, Bangladesh has the least meat consumption in Asia, where an average person consumes only four kilos a year. The report showed that average annual per capita meat consumption in UK is 84.2 kg, while people in the US consume 120.2 kg per person a year. In addition, the report showed that the world’s top meat consuming countries include the US, Kuwait, Australia, Bahamas, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Austria, French Polynesia, Bermuda, Argentina and Spain. The report also showed that Kuwait came first amongst Arab countries, followed by UAE, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Algeria and Yemen.
Donations
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor’s (MSAL) charities department has issued special IDs for 870 accredited representatives from 22 charity organizations authorized to collected donations during Ramadan. Manager Munira AlKandari said the IDs were issued after all applicants were checked by security forces. She added that inspection teams will closely watch the process to monitor the process.
Projects delay
Well-informed sources said changes to some health projects and the paperwork needed to do them were behind delaying many Ministry of Health (MoH) projects, including that of expanding Amiri Hospital. The sources said the project’s total cost was KD 98 million, and it was supposed to open this year, but in view of delays, the construction company demanded extra money as it believed that it was not responsible for the delay caused by MoH’s problems with Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) or Kuwait Municipality.