Gov Nasir El-rufa'i
By Sadiya Adamu, Kaduna
Governor Nasir Elrufa'i of Kaduna State has announced the reduction of working hours from the initial five days to four in a week.
The governor declared this in a statement issue to Newskeeper, Monday, in Kaduna, by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication Mr Muyiwa Adekeye.
"The measure also reflects 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," said the statement.
Mr Adekeye's statement however pointed out that, "Kaduna State Government will begin implementation of the transitional arrangements in the public service of the state from 1st December 2021.
"From that date, working hours for public servants hours are adjusted to 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday," he added.
According to him, "the transition to a four-day working week in the state. In the interim, it will permit public servants to work from home for one day per week.
"All public servants, other than those in schools and healthcare facilities, will work from home on Fridays. This 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," he stressed.
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