KUWAIT CITY, June 9: The acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice Tariq Al- Asfour has issued Administrative Decision No. 986/2025 on the conditions, regulations, and mechanisms for assigning overtime work.

According to Article 1 of the decision, overtime assignments in all sectors and departments of the ministry must be based on actual work needs and subject to the following conditions:

1. The employee’s last two performance evaluations must be rated as “Excellent.”

2. The employee must not hold a position associated with judicial work (i.e., positions within the judicial assistants’ incentive cadre).

3. The employee must have completed at least four years of service with the ministry by the date the overtime assignment is issued.

4. The employee must not be subject to any reduced working hours or partial absence from work, regardless of the reason.

5. The employee must not be a shift worker, or assigned to evening sessions, or working in service centers during the evening shift.

6. The employee must not have received any financial reward for participating in a work team or committee during the same fiscal year in which the overtime assignment is requested.

7. The employee must not have been suspended from work or referred to the Public Prosecution or criminal court for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, unless the suspension period has ended, the investigation concluded that the employee is not responsible, or the employee has been acquitted prior to being assigned overtime work.

8. The employee must not have been subjected to a disciplinary penalty that restricts promotion, in accordance with Article 68 of the Civil Service Law, unless the penalty was rescinded prior to the overtime assignment.

9. The total overtime work period for an employee must not exceed 40 working days during the fiscal year in all sectors and departments of the ministry, including those under the Judicial Affairs budget.

10. The number of employees assigned to overtime work within any fiscal year must not exceed 25 percent of the total staff in the requesting organizational unit, whether it is a department, division, or section.

11. No employee may be assigned to overtime work unless it has been approved by the competent authority and a formal assignment decision has been issued. Article Two, which specifies the mechanism for assigning overtime work, stipulates the following:

1. Requests for overtime work submitted by any department must first be referred to the head of the sector, who will then refer them to the Undersecretary. The Administrative Affairs Department shall conduct the necessary study to ensure the requests meet the established conditions and regulations. The requests will then be submitted to the Undersecretary for final approval. If the request is not approved, the Administrative Affairs Department shall send a written explanation to the requesting department for its information.

2. The fingerprint system shall be used to verify that the employee was present during the designated overtime period. The overtime compensation shall not be disbursed until the end of the workday, and only after confirming that all assigned tasks have been completed and the employee has fully committed to working the required number of hours in person. Article Three stipulates that all relevant authorities shall implement this decision and notify the concerned parties accordingly. Administrative Decisions No. 932/2018 and 994/2024 are hereby repealed.