Employees

Discussed: Advantages of Egypt's New Labor Law

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 - 10:23 GMT

Among the advantages of the new draft law is the abolition of arbitrary dismissal, or which is known as "Form 6", the speedy settlement of labor disputes, and the creation of an attractive climate for investment.

Drug use among Egyptian public employees drops to 1.7%

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 11:43 GMT

That is because a law was promulgated making screening for drug use among civil employees mandatory.

Egypt trains public employees through project funded by USAID

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 - 01:43 GMT

Seventy-nine employees at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development have been trained in four governorates.

Cabinet denies layoff of State administrative body staffers over coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 - 09:22 GMT

The cabinet’s decision to reduce the number of staffers at government institutions comes as part of the precautionary measures taken by the State to confront the virus spread.

Employee happiness: How much does unhappiness cost your business?

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 - 04:21 GMT

We are past the era where we can think that a high salary, large bonuses and frequent raises are incentives to make an employee join or stick with a company.

Govt denies levying new taxes on employees in 2019/2020 budget

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 - 09:40 GMT

The cabinet’s media center denied reports circulated about the government's intention to impose new taxes on employees.

Consulate follows up arrest of Egyptian employees in Saudi Arabia

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 - 11:57 GMT

The Egyptian employees gathered with some employees of different nationalities in front of the company to protest their delayed salaries.

Parliament’s plan shows benefits of dividing working days

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 - 09:58 GMT

"These proposals will restructure the working day for employees to ensure that they utilize their energy in the best way possible."

Sisi ratifies law granting two bonuses for workers

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 - 09:04 GMT

President Sisi issued Saturday a law that stipulates granting a special allowance and a bonus to state employees, after being ratified by the Parliament.

Immigration warns 300k Egyptians in Doha of being deported

Sat, 12 May 2018 - 08:28 GMT

The Ministry of Manpower and Immigration has warned Saturday the Egyptian workforce in Qatar of being deported for violating the Qatari labor laws.

Fidelity fires more than 200 over alleged misuse of reimbursement programs: WSJ

Sat, 05 May 2018 - 09:47 GMT

Fidelity Investments has fired or allowed more than 200 employees to resign over alleged misuse of workplace-benefit programs.

Snapchat parent cuts 7 percent of its global workforce in March

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 - 09:50 GMT

Snap Inc on Friday said it cut 7 percent of its global workforce in March, as disclosed by it in a regulatory filing here.

Construction sector provides 3.7M jobs: Min.

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 - 06:00 GMT

The construction sector helped in providing 3.7 million jobs, representing 20 percent of total workers in the domestic market, Planning Minsiter said Sunday.

A decade after recession, a jump in U.S. states with wage gains

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 - 07:38 GMT

Average pay rose by more than 3 percent in at least half of U.S. states last year, up sharply from previous years.

Saudi king orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 - 11:02 GMT

Saudi King Salman on Saturday ordered a monthly payment of 1,000 riyals to state employees over the next year in compensation for rising cost of living.

Database on administrative sector’s employees completed

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 - 02:57 GMT

The Planning Ministry will complete the national strategy for training administrative workers next month.

Egypt’s unemployment drops to 11.9% in Q3 of 2017

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 - 12:06 GMT

Unemployment among men reached 8.2 percent in the third quarter versus 24.4 percent among women.

Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week-wires

Sat, 14 Oct 2017 - 05:30 GMT

Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) fired about 400 employees this week.

Working from home or remote locations

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 - 09:22 GMT

The advantages and disadvantages of working from home .

Government approves social allowance to ease high cost of living

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 - 12:57 GMT

The Egyptian official Gazette published Monday the Minister of Finance’s decision No. 184 of 2017 amending some provisions.

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