Wave of Resignations Hits Kuwait Municipality Legal Department

06/05/2026

KUWAIT CITY, May 6: “A ‘wave of resignations’ has swept through the Legal Department at Kuwait Municipality, as around 30 employees recently submitted requests to end their service – an unusual and unprecedented development within this vital sector,” say reliable sources. Sources told the newspaper that most of those who resigned are experienced personnel nearing retirement age, in line with the current thresholds of 55 years old for men and 50 years old for women. Sources pointed out that this is the trend among employees keen on benefiting from existing retirement privileges, ahead of any legislative changes. They attributed these resignations to the prevailing sense of anticipation among employees regarding government proposals to reform the retirement system.

By Inaas Awadh Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff