BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The federal government continues to be reviewing a versatile working hours coverage for the general public sector, a proposal that was raised throughout final yr’s Legislative Council session.
Throughout a Legislative Council assembly on Wednesday, Pehin Dato Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof, Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace, mentioned the Public Service Division is conducting an in-depth research on the present work week and office preparations.
The research consists of benchmarking in opposition to the personal sector in Brunei, in addition to different international locations which have adopted versatile working preparations of their civil service.
A separate comparative research can be being carried out by a Bruneian public service officer at present positioned in Singapore, wanting into the suitability of implementing such a coverage in Brunei.
Pehin Dato Hj Halbi added that the federal government is contemplating a change in working days, that are at present Monday to Thursday and Saturday, to a “extra applicable and efficient schedule”.
The minister defined that the purpose of those modifications is to advertise a greater work-life stability and help psychological well being initiatives for public sector workers.
“This initiative is essentially viable, however stays topic to additional assessment and analysis on the Public Service Transformation Committee,” he mentioned.
“The function of digital expertise can be essential in guaranteeing efficient and handy supply of presidency companies. This was particularly evident through the COVID-19 pandemic, when core authorities companies continued to perform by deploying minimal workers whereas totally leveraging digital applied sciences.”
