Only 30 percent of workers at private entities will be allowed to be in office from March 29 to help combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced.
According to the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency, the MoHRE is also encouraging private entities to consider minimizing the number of customers visiting their service centres to 30 percent of seating capacity, and to ensure proper health and safety precautions are followed.
The policy will come into effect for a renewable two-week period from Sunday, March 29.
The decision exempts infrastructure projects, catering, telecommunications, power, health, education, banking, food processing, health supplies manufacturing and cleaning firms.
Additionally, the MoHRE resolution stipulates that workplaces and labour accomodations must have preventive measures such as temperature and symptom checks.
Suspected cases should be prohibited from returning to work before being referred to health authorities.
Regarding transportation, the decree mandates that transported workers should not exceed 25 percent of vehicle seating capacity.
According to the decision, the remote work system should apply to all employees and workers whose jobs don’t entail their physical presence at workplaces.
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