This news has been read 141 times! KUWAIT CITY, Aug 18: As of Sunday morning, several ministries and government agencies in Kuwait have begun implementing the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) directive regarding the flexible fingerprint procedure, also known as the “third fingerprint,” to verify employee presence during official working hours. At the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, employees demonstrated their commitment to this new protocol by using fingerprint devices two hours after the start of the workday to record their presence. Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water, Eng.
Haitham Al-Ali, issued a circular mandating all employees to confirm their presence at the workplace during official hours, in line with the Civil Service Bureau’s decision. Similarly, employees at Kuwait University and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training began adhering to the “presence fingerprint” requirement on the first working day, following the “third fingerprint” schedule two hours after the initial entry fingerprint, with a 60-minute window to complete the procedure. Both institutions have committed to enforcing the Civil Service Commission’s directive, which took effect on Sunday, August 18, across all state ministries.
However, some ministries and government agencies have not yet communicated the Civil Service Commission’s directive to their employees, leaving them uncertain. For example, employees at the .