Kuwait Employment and Career News
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.
KPC announces job vacancies for graduates
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has announced that it plans to recruit 160 fresh graduates with diplomas and 40 with a bachelor degree.
Measures taken to resolve issue of citizen layoffs in private sector
The Government in Kuwait has taken significant steps towards resolving the issue concerning lay offs of Kuwaitis in the private sector, the sources revealed.
Government criticized for failure to assist Kuwaitis in private sector
The government should be made responsible for its failure to offer assistance to Kuwaitis who have been laid off from work in private companies, due to global economic crisis, the Development and Reform Bloc in Kuwait pointed out yesterday.
Single constituency proposed in Kuwait
MP Saadoun Al-Otaibi has presented a proposal suggesting electoral constituencies be merged into a single entity, out of which, 50 members will win the power.
No more paper salary certificates in Kuwait
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Kuwait has revealed that paper salary certificates will no longer be required for any transactions, effective August, due to the implementation of an automated system, which links banks with different government departments.
Salary increases across the region to drop further
With the economic downturn affecting most parts of the countrys economy, the salary trends in the region will have to reconsidered to observe the impacts that it has been exposed to, said Ms Safa Al Hashem, Chairman and Managing Director of Markets Insights Division (MID) of Advantage, in her latest report titled GCC Salary Trends Revisited.
Nurses flock to grab hospital jobs at the Ministry
Ever-since the recent announcement about the opportunities for 2000 nurses in the government health sector in Kuwait, nurses from all over Kuwait and South Asia have been flocking to submit their applications, it has been said.
Kuwait labour market stable unlike other countries in the region
The current global financial meltdown has not affected the labour market in Kuwait directly, unlike in other countries, revealed a senior labour official in Kuwait this week.
GCC Nationals likely to shun private sector jobs
With the current global economic turmoil hitting the Gulf nations too, the Gulf nationals may think twice before seeking a job in private sector, reports the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK).
Kuwait should focus on employment of nationals
The former MP Abdullah Al-Barghash, also a fifth constituency candidate has requested the government to keep citizen employment as a major priority, among its list of priorities.
Expatriate workforce falls for the first time, since 1990
The expatriate workforce of Kuwait, dropped for the first time last year, ever-since the Iraqi invasion of 1990, reveal official figures.
