Kuwait Employment and Career News
Majority of Kuwait national workforce is in the banking sector
About 52 percent of the total national workforce in Kuwait is working in the banking sector, revealed the Kuwaiti Banks Association (KBA).
Private Sectors accused for planning to lay-off Kuwaiti employees
Few private sectors and banks and investment companies have been planning to lay off several Kuwaiti employees, citing the global recession as reason.
NBK to hire 200 Kuwaitis next year
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), on Monday, announced its plans to hire about 200 Kuwaitis next year, to support its policy of employing the national workforce.
CSC approves pay hike for expat employees
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a request to increase the salaries of expatriate workers employed at the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW).
Issuance of work permits to continue
According to Undersecretary Mohammed Al-Kandari, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour has not yet stopped issuing work permits.
Transfer of commercial visit visas to work permits proposed in Kuwait
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour has urged the General Immigration Department to permit transfer of commercial visit visas to work permits in the private sector.
New recruitment system proposed in Kuwait
A senior official at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has proposed the establishment of a new recruitment system, hoping that it would help remove Kuwait from the list of countries accused of human trafficking, while also regulating the domestic labour market.
GCC likely to trim entry of marginal foreign labour
According to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in Kuwait, Bader Fahad Al-Duwalia, there is a mainstream tendency in the GCC to trim marginal foreign labour in the region.
Key-We announces opportunities exhibition for working sector in Kuwait
The Key-We Exhibition Company in Kuwait has announced an opportunities exhibition for local companies and Banks on 19th and 20th November 2008.
200 Citizens, 40 companies in Kuwait blacklisted
About 200 Kuwaiti citizens and 40 companies have been blacklisted and prevented from bringing in foreign workers into the country, following evidence which suggests their involvement in human trafficking.
Kuwait MP suggests new employment strategy
MP Musallem Al-Barrak has suggested a new strategy of allocating certain percentage of job vacancies in both private and public sectors, to sons of Kuwaiti women, who are wedded to non-Kuwaiti men.
Private and Public companies urged to adhere to construction rules for the disabled
The National Assembly Speaker, Jassem Al-Khorafi, emphasizing on the importance of adhering to the construction guidelines, particularly, in the case of people with special needs, said that it would make things easier for this section of the society, if they are provided with home facilities that meet their specific requirements.
