Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Ishmael Avui, issued the cabinet instruction in a circular today.
Mr Avui said starting on the 1st of November, all public servants are required to work one extra hour from 4:30 pm to 5:30pm to off-set the three working days in December (27th, 28th and 31st) for the pre-new year holiday period.
"The official hours of work for all public servants has now been extended from 8:00am to 5:30pm with the usual lunch break from 12:00 to 1:00pm," Mr Avui said.
The government had requested all heads of ministries to ensure this cabinet instruction is successfully implemented.
Extended Work Hours for Public Servants
The government is rescheduling the working hours for public servants across the country to work an extra hour starting on November 1 to December 4, 2007.
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