The Committee for Irregular Daily-Wage Workers, formed pursuant to a decision of the University President and attended by all its members, convened on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to establish the regulations governing the employment of irregular daily-wage workers at the University. The Committee approved the following rules:
First: All irregular daily-wage workers at the University shall be required to use the electronic attendance and departure system during official working hours.
Second: Christian irregular daily-wage workers shall be permitted to report to work by 10:00 a.m. on Sundays.
Third: The service of any irregular daily-wage worker who is absent for five consecutive days or ten non-consecutive days within the same month, without prior authorization or a valid legal excuse, shall be terminated.
Fourth: Irregular daily-wage workers shall be granted a one-hour reduction in official working hours, whether at the beginning or end of the working day, in the following cases:
– Workers with disabilities;
– Workers who have a child with a disability, upon submission of the required supporting documentation;
– Breastfeeding workers, until the child reaches two years of age, upon submission of the child’s birth certificate; and
– Pregnant workers from the beginning of the sixth month of pregnancy onward, upon submission of the required medical documentation issued by the Comprehensive Health Insurance Authority.
Fifth: Irregular daily-wage workers enrolled in colleges, institutes, or schools shall be granted unpaid leave on the actual days of their examinations, provided that they submit an examination schedule duly stamped and certified by the relevant college, institute, or school.
Sixth: Female irregular daily-wage workers shall be granted two months of unpaid leave following childbirth, commencing from the date of delivery, upon submission of the child’s birth certificate.
Seventh: Irregular daily-wage workers shall be entitled to unpaid medical leave, subject to approval by the Comprehensive Health Insurance Authority. Such leave shall not be counted toward the periods of absence stipulated in Clause Three of this decision.
Eighth: Irregular daily-wage workers shall be granted unpaid leave for a period of thirty days to perform Hajj, once during their period of service, and unpaid leave for a period of fifteen days to perform Umrah, provided that the relevant travel visa is submitted.
Ninth: This decision shall be circulated to all University faculties and departments and shall enter into force as of August 1, 2026.
