MP calls for fix to labour site fault

TDT | Manama

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MP Mohammed Al Olaiwi has called on the Labour Ministry to fix a fault in its online system and make sure unemployment allowance and compensation payments are paid without delay, after the ministry said claimants would not lose what is due to them.

Al Olaiwi said the ministry had written on its Instagram account about five days ago that its e-services had been hit by a technical problem and that work was under way with the bodies involved to put it right.

In that post, the ministry said the problem would not affect those due to receive unemployment support and compensation.

Compensation

He said the ministry must stick to that assurance, especially as large numbers of jobseekers are waiting for allowance payments, along with others due compensation for unemployment.

Al Olaiwi also called for the repair work to be sped up and for payments to be released to those entitled to them.

He said any hold-up beyond the usual timing would hit people’s ability to secure a decent living, chiefly because many of them rely on these payments alone to run their daily lives.