The Union Haddiema Maghqudin (UHM) civil servants section yesterday wrote to the Management and Personnel Office (MPO) within the Office of the Prime Minister, calling on the government to take a decision over how civil servants who are bound by a definite contract become employed on a permanent basis.

The union said the Employment and Industrial Relations Act stipulates that employees who have been on a definite contract for four years must be given a permanent post. However this applies only to private sector employees.

The UHM asked the government to define the criteria for giving definite contract workers a permanent post as soon as possible.