KUWAIT CITY, Jan 23: A number of MPs have expressed their support for MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei’s suggestion that private sector companies should grant all non-Kuwaitis under their employment a one-month’s salary bonus, even though they were not aware he had made the statement.
The parliament on Thursday was fuelled by preparations for the up-coming session on Tuesday, with many committees meeting to put in order pending proposals, legislation and laws for discussion with the government on Jan 25. Nevertheless, when asked by the Arab Times, members of parliament praised the expatriate workforce in both the government and private sectors.
MP Saleh Ashour said that the government should find in its heart to grant a bonus to their non-Kuwaiti employees as His Highness the Amir has granted a gift to all Kuwaitis. However, MP Yousef Al-Zalzalah said that not all private sector companies are profitable.
“A large percentage of them are experiencing losses, so forcing them to give a one-month salary bonus is unfair. However, most profit-making companies already give their deserving employees bonuses. Al-Tabtabaei has made a good suggestion to encourage companies to give bonuses to their employees,” he said.
MP Khaled Al-Tahous said that the expatriate workforce deserved a bonus and that, if it was a proposal, members of parliament would vote for it.
For the occasion of the national and liberation day anniversaries, Islamist MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei had requested private sector companies last Wednesday to grant all non-Kuwaitis under their employment a bonus amounting to one month’s salary. He said that the bonus should coincide with His Highness the Amir’s grant of KD 1,000 to all Kuwaiti nationals.
Meanwhile, the government will attempt to identify Kuwaitis with dual nationalities who return to the country to receive the Amiri grant. A committee within the Ministry of Interior will allegedly question Kuwaitis who have been living abroad for more than five years.
The Amiri grant is said to increase the prices of basic commodities, but officials at the Ministry Commerce and Industry have reportedly stated that they will curb any further hikes in prices requested by cooperative societies.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of Human Rights Society, Dr Adel Al-Damkhi, has urged the Kuwaiti government to grant each expatriate family KD 200 and exempt them from paying the health insurance for two years to reduce their burdens.
He proposed a suitable mechanism be set to distribute the grant, wherein the charitable institutions will contribute by raising funds for the initiative. He believes the initiative will reflect positively on the society.
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