KUWAIT CITY, June 6: The Ministry of Social Affairs ( MoSA) emphasized the need to instill employee discipline in cooperative societies, so it issued a directive to the Consumer Cooperative Societies Union to inform all cooperatives about this. In a letter addressed to the union, the ministry stressed that all employees must use the attendance tracking system, which requires three fingerprint scans during official working hours daily -- one for arrival, one for presence and one for departure.

Sources stated that the ministry confirmed the presence scan serves as proof of the employee’s continuous presence during working hours. Sources warned that failure to do any of the three fingerprint scans is an administrative violation, which warrants legal accountability. The ministry indicated that cooperative societies are in charge of monitoring the implementation of this directive and ensuring compliance. It added that cooperatives will bear the administrative and legal consequences of non-compliance.

In another development, the ministry urged the cooperative societies to employ young Kuwaitis during the summer vacation in line with their national and social roles and commitment to support these youths and help them use their free time for worthwhile activities during the summer break. It underscored the importance of allowing the youths to gain experience, develop cooperative and administrative skills, and strengthen their values of participation, responsibility and national belonging. It also stressed the need to involve youths in activities that hone their abilities and prepare them for the job market, disclosing that employment opportunities for youths will be available from July 1 to Aug 31, for a maximum of six hours per day, either morning or evening, to cultivate a generation with work ethics.