10/10/2024
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10/10/2024
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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 10: The Ministry of Education’s administrative sector which is responsible for the supervision of termination of service has received approximately 2,500 retirement applications. According to educational sources, this influx of requests from educational, supervisory, and administrative bodies has placed a lot of pressure on the sector to review and finalize these applications.
Meeting the one month deadline for completing these procedures poses considerable challenges for staff involved in the process. The high volume of retirement requests, from both supervisory and administrative personnel as well as teachers, puts a strain on those working in the administrative field. Each request must undergo several procedural steps, including verifying that all requirements are met and coordinating with the Public Institution for Social Security to ensure compliance with legal procedures. The rising number of retirement requests poses challenges not only for processing retiree procedures but also for filling the vacancies created by these retirements.
With a significant number of employees leaving educational, administrative, and supervisory roles, the ministry faces added pressure to fill these vacant positions with qualified candidates to ensure the continuity of the educational process effectively. To ensure retirees receive their benefits on time, administrative staff are diligently collaborating with the Public Institution for Social Security to expedite the retirement procedures.
This reflects the ongoing efforts to reduce the time required to complete all necessary steps after a retirement request is submitted. Moreover, the increasing number of retirees is putting huge pressure on employees in the departments that are responsible for overseeing retirement transactions, in addition to the challenges they face alongside their daily workloads.
These employees are tasked with managing a high volume of requests, which involve verifying data accuracy, following up on necessary documentation, and ensuring compliance with all legal requirements to complete the retirement process. To handle the growing workload, efforts are being made to streamline the documentation cycle, enhance departmental cooperation, and provide support to administrative staff.
The sources recommended that the ministry redistribute existing staff and conduct thorough interviews and assessments to select the best candidates for the open positions. They stressed the need for a comprehensive plan to fill the vacancies, which should include expediting the hiring process and initiating training and development programs for new hires, adding that if these vacancies are not filled promptly, there could be a shortage of administrative and educational staff.
By Abdulrahman Al-Shammari
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff