‘Govt agencies must publish vacancies on their websites’

At the beginning of Monday’s meeting, the Cabinet was briefed about the outcome of talks on cooperation between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah.

Khoja told reporters that the Cabinet explored the latest regional and global developments, particularly the conference held in Germany on protecting Syrian refugees.

The Cabinet welcomed the recommendations issued by the fourth session of the anti-sea piracy conference that was recently convened in the United Arab Emirates, Khoja said. He said the Cabinet passed a series of decisions including the approval of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Timor-Leste and the Republic of Costa Rica at the level of “non-resident ambassador.” The Council approved an agreement with the Portuguese government to avoid dual taxation and curb tax evasion.

Khoja said that the Cabinet, after reviewing a report submitted by the Minister of Civil Service, ordered that all government departments must publicly announce vacancies to ensure parity between applicants.

The government agencies must announce vacancies on their websites, the ministry’s website and in two or more newspapers concerning terms, conditions and standards of the announced jobs, he said. The Cabinet approved a plan to conduct talks with the Hungarian government on telecommunications and information technology.