{"id":10242,"date":"2021-11-29T16:58:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10242"},"modified":"2021-11-29T16:58:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:58:01","slug":"kdsg-commences-new-working-schedule-to-begin-four-day-week-from-1st-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10242","title":{"rendered":"KDSG Commences New Working Schedule &#8230; to\u00a0 begin four-day week from 1st December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">KDSG Commences New Working Schedule &#8230; to\u00a0 begin four-day week from 1st December 2021<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Kaduna State Government will soon\u00a0 commence a transition to a four-day working week but in the interim,\u00a0 public servants are expected to work from home for one day per week.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The government argues that this measure is designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for rest and for agriculture.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, which was signed by Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on Monday,\u00a0 stated that the government\u00a0 will begin implementation of the transitional arrangements\u00a0 from 1st December 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019From that date, working hours for public servants hours are adjusted to 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018\u2019However, all public servants, other than those in schools and healthcare facilities, will work from home on Fridays,\u2019\u2019 the statement clarified.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019This interim working arrangement will subsist until the government is ready to move to the next stage of the transition which will culminate in the four-day week across all MDAs in the state,\u2019\u2019 the government promised.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The statement added that \u2018\u2019government will also ramp up its efforts to give public servants access to digital devices and platforms to enable them work effectively from home.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Adekeye assured\u00a0 that \u2018\u2019given the significant investments the state government is making in ICT, it will ensure that most of its automated services deliver the levels of performance required to give citizens seamless access.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, \u2018\u2019senior officials are working on detailed guidelines to ensure that the\u00a0 emergency services and the education and health systems in the state continue to deliver services 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the transition and beyond.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Special Adviser said that the\u00a0 government expects the required legal and regulatory framework to be in place by January 2022, adding that\u00a0 \u2018\u2019this will also enable the organised private sector to engage with the process and agree a longer transition period to a four-day working week.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Adekeye noted that government\u2019s decision\u00a0 \u00a0\u2018\u2019reflects lessons learnt from managing the COVID -19 pandemic, which required significant relaxations of old working traditions and the ascendance of virtual and remote working arrangements.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KDSG Commences New Working Schedule &#8230; to\u00a0 begin four-day week from 1st December 2021 The Kaduna State Government will soon\u00a0 commence a transition to a four-day working week but in the interim,\u00a0 public servants are expected to work from home for one day per week. 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