Kuwait Employment and Career News
Pay hike announced for expat teachers
The rate of unemployment in Kuwait dropped to four percent last month, down from 4.
Jobs Opportunities Exhibition unveiled in Kuwait
The sixth Jobs Opportunities Exhibition has been unveiled in Kuwait this week, involving participation of several companies and civil institutions, under the presence of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Roudhan Al-Roudhan.
Decline in unemployment rate in Kuwait
In its latest GCC brief, the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) reported its latest statistics from the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), wherein it showed that the total population in Kuwait now stood at 3.
Indonesia bans domestic labour recruitment to Kuwait
The Indonesia Labour Ministry has temporarily banned deployment of Indonesian housemaids to Kuwait.
Migrant workforce, the biggest issue faced by the Gulf
According to the former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) the growing migrant workforce in the Gulf is the biggest issue that the region is facing currently.
Kuwait witnesses huge outflow of expatriate workers
About 17,000 expatriate workers have cancelled their residence permits and moved out of Kuwait during the first half of the year, owing to impact of global economic crisis.
TSC announces Recruitment Open Day in Kuwait
TSC (The Sultan Center), the largest independent retailer, has kicked-off a two-day sequel to their Open Recruitment Day at their warehouse outlet in Shuwaikh on 16th September.
Kuwait executes payment of allowances to laid-off citizens
The Finance Minister, Mustafa Al-Shamali, has announced that 80 citizens, who were released from private companies, will be receiving their allowances from the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP), after successfully verifying the information provided.
Unemployment benefit bill approved by Cabinet
The Kuwaiti Cabinet has approved a draft bill on unemployment benefits to reduce the social and economic impact of the global economic crisis on local labour market.
Nurses constitute majority of employees in Health Ministry
A new Ministry of Health (MoH) study reveals that nurses form the largest body of employees in the Ministry with 12,420 nurses, out of which, 914 are Kuwaitis.
Health Ministry considers employment for 2000 applicants
Dr Ibraheem Al-Abdulhadi, the Deputy Minister of Health, recently mentioned that 2000 employees were nominated by the Civil Service Commission for various positions at Ministry of Healty (MoH), with majority being nurses.
Electronic finger-print system to link salaries of personnel
Dr Fadhel Safar Ali Safat, the Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs announced that the newly-introduced electronic fingerprint system will be linked to salaries of its personnel.
