Cabinet approves Civil Service amendment allowing public sector employees to work outside official hours

AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh announced on Sunday that the Cabinet has approved the justifying reasons for amending the Civil Service System to permit public sector employees to work outside of official working hours. 

The amendment includes regulations ensuring that employees' productivity is not affected, conflicts of interest are avoided, and neutrality in granting work permissions is maintained.

The Prime Minister added that allowing public sector employees to work outside official hours would lead to an exchange of benefits and expertise. 

He noted that some public sector workers possess the qualifications, experience, and expertise to contribute academically if they wish to lecture at universities or work in sectors such as information technology, which benefits from the experiences provided by private sector companies while retaining these talents as part of our pursuit of digital transformation, aiming to be leaders in digital transformation, automation, cyber security, and artificial intelligence.

He added that technology requires maintaining and empowering these talents to engage in deep experiences within the private sector on a part-time basis. The same applies to other competencies in various sectors, ensuring a mutual exchange of interests.