A Kuwaiti scheme disbursing cash for workers’ unused holidays will apply to all government employees in the country including expatriates, a Kuwaiti newspaper has said, citing a source at Kuwait’s state Civil Service Commission.
Last April, the Kuwaiti government issued a decree permitting employees to be paid in exchange for their unused holiday balance.
It is not clear how many employees in the country of around 4.6 million would benefit from the scheme.
Foreigners make up nearly 3.5 million of Kuwait’s overall population.
