Sharjah approves part-time employment for elderly, wives and retirees

Sharjah has approved a new part-time employment system in its government departments targeting elderly citizens, wives and retirees, allowing them to choose between working three days a week or specified daily hours. The Ruler approved 1,000 part-time jobs and ordered the recruitment of 1,200 Emiratis in Sharjah government departments. Eligible participants will be able to choose between two working arrangements: either three days a week or a specified number of working hours. The initiative is designed to provide more flexible job opportunities within the emirate's government and to draw on the skills and experience of retirees while offering citizens whose personal or family circumstances make full-time employment difficult an alternative route into the workforce.