On-duty public employees given time off to cast ballots

Manama, Nov. 22 (BNA): Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Vice-President of the Civil Service Council, issued Civil Service Circular 4/2018 directing government entities and public institutions to allow employees to cast their ballots on November 24 and in case of run-offs on December 1. Employees have up to one hour to cast their ballots. Shaikh Khalid stressed that the circular aims to enable government employees who are on duty on election and re-election days to practice their constitutional rights to vote. He called upon government entities to regulate the leave of employees to cast their ballots without affecting the steady flow of work.