ublic sector workers said that the civil service bureau has issued a directive to stop paying overtime wages in all ministries, institutions, and government agencies, provided that overtime wages be substituted with days off.

Civil Service Bureau (CSB) President, Ahmed Al-Zayed, announced allowing ministries, entities and government departments to increase the rate of distance work to 70% as a maximum.

The Civil Service Bureau confirmed that the statutes and regulations in force grant the government employee special paid leave regardless of the balance of his sick leave when the medical apparatuses of the Ministry of Health decide to subject him to quarantine or keep him at home for isolation reasons.

Bahrain's Civil Service Bureau yesterday ordered government departments to suspend the fingerprint scanning system used to track staff attendance for two weeks as a precautionary measure.

The Health Ministry said that it finished the scholarship procedures of 30 doctors working at the Al-Salmaniya to obtain training in subspecialties according to the ministry needs, in cooperation with the Civil Service Bureau. Meanwhile, 6 requests are still pending with the bureau.

A number of doctors at Al-Salmaniya submitted an official letter to PM, complaining about suspending their scholarship procedures to obtain a subspecialty in hematology and oncology, especially that the Ministry of Health suffers from a severe shortage in this specialty in terms of Bahraini doctors specializing in critical diseases.

A Bahraini Member of Parliament said "nepotism plays a major role in the civil service bureau," announcing that he has irrefutable evidence and people to prove this. The MP also confirmed his willingness to cooperate.

Ebtissam Fakhro said that the Ministry of Health began cooperation with the Civil Service Bureau to recruit 21 doctors specialized in family medicine at various health centers.

MP Zeinab Abdulamir discussed with Minister of Electricity and Water Abdulhussein Mirza the issue of citizens who signed contracts for their employment in the Electricity and Water Authority but didn't have their procedures completed.

Local Al-Bilad newspaper said that the Civil Service Bureau confirmed the ban on return of voluntary retired employees to the government job on a temporary or partial contract.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued edicts appointing directors in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the Civil Service Bureau.

Civil Service Bureau president Ahmed Al-Zayed confirmed that the last batch of voluntary retirement scheme beneficiaries in the health sector received their pensions as the Civil Service Bureau completed implementation of the program according to it's timeline.

A Bahraini MP said the Civil Service Bureau haven't paid off the incentives of government employees, although eight months of this year have passed.

The Civil Service Council suspended 7 officials in the tourism sector after they submitted a letter to Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on administrative abuses carried out by Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Zayed Al-Zayani.

The Civil Service Bureau said that it fired a government agency director holding a forged doctorate.

The Civil Service Bureau said that the number of employees in the government sector will be only 40 thousand after finishing implementing the voluntary retirement program, Al-Ayam newspaper reported.

An official statistics from the Civil Service Bureau revealed that the number of employees with temporary contracts in the government sector in 2019 reached 302 employees, although it has earlier mentioned that the number of government employees with temporary contracts is only 29.

The Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain said that it will announce the employment competition to fill the position of "teacher" in the Ministry of Education after identifying the jobs that need to be announced in the local and foreign media.

Director General of Organization and Position Budget at the Civil Service Bureau Jamal Abdulaziz Al-Alawi said that manpower planning and budget directorate concluded in 2018 studying about 8016 requests related to bonuses and allowances.

The Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain denied the message circulated via social media, claiming the door has been opened for the reception of applications for job vacancies in the government sector. The Bureau stressed that it was incorrect and was not issued by the Bureau.