Maldives orders overtime fees for civil servants working amid emergency

Ministry of Finance on Sunday called on state institutions to pay overtime and public holiday allowances to employees who are working amid the ongoing state of public health emergency.

In a circular signed by Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer, the ministry declared that all government offices and institutions, which are currently shutdown under measures taken in response to the public health emergency, must pay overtime allowances for staff ordered to go on duty or report to office to provide the required services for the public.