Cabinet withdraws decision limiting work hours of private sector employees

QNA – Doha:

Qatar’s Cabinet on Wednesday withdrew its decision limiting the work hours of private sector employees who are required to be present at their workplaces.

The decision was taken in the regular weekly meeting of Cabinet. It was chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al Thani remotely through video conferencing.

At the outset, Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammed al Kuwari apprised the Cabinet of the latest developments on Qatar’s COVID-19 situation and the plan for the rollback of the COVID-19 curbs.

After the meeting, Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi announced the new decisions.

The minister said the decision concerning private sector work hours was in line with Qatar’s four-phased plan to gradually lift restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.

The Cabinet also deliberated on amending some provisions of Law No. 12 of 1998 regulating the Central Municipal Council, after the cabinet examined the recommendations of the Shura Council.

It ratified an agreement to support a United Nations Development Programme that helps junior technical employees and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Qatar and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

Then it approved a draft agreement, a draft MoU and a draft protocol.

The draft agreement pertained to opening an office for the Global Green Growth Institute in Qatar. The draft MoU was aimed at building joint cooperation in the field of healthcare between Qatar and El Salvador. The draft protocol agreement was between Qatar and China on avoiding tax duplicity and preventing income tax evasion.

The Cabinet then reviewed the outcomes of the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly and the 147th session of the assembly’s Executive Board, and took the appropriate measures regarding them.