Electricity Ministry to Accept Employee Transfer Requests Starting Mid-Month
Press coverage 1 newspapers covered this event: Al-Qabas →Minister of Electricity issues a decision to accept transfer requests between organizational units and forms a committee to review them
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Darine Al-Alait begins: The Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy will start accepting transfer requests between regulatory units within the ministry from the middle of the current month, with the application deadline closing on December 17 next year.
Yesterday morning, Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Dr. Subaih Al-Mukhaim issued a decision to open the acceptance of applications on the aforementioned dates. A committee will be formed, chaired by Deputy Minister Dr. Adel Al-Zamil, and comprising members deemed suitable from among those with relevant expertise and specialization within the ministry. The committee is tasked with reviewing transfer requests submitted during the specified period, verifying their compliance with the conditions and controls outlined in this decision, and adjudicating them.
The decision specified several conditions for the committee to consider transfer requests, as follows:
1. The employee must submit a transfer request form including the reasons and justifications for the transfer.
2. Prior approvals must be obtained from both the regulatory unit from which the employee is being transferred and the unit to which they are being transferred, in accordance with established procedures, and without exceeding the capacity of the receiving regulatory unit.
3. The employee’s academic qualification must be compatible with the nature of work at the regulatory unit to which they are being transferred.
4. The transfer must not disrupt operational needs or result in a shortage of workforce in the regulatory unit from which the employee is being transferred.
The decision clarified that the following conditions are required for the committee to approve a transfer request:
1. Consideration of the distance between the employee’s residence (as registered on their civil ID) and their current workplace, as well as the regulatory unit to which they are being transferred.
2. The transfer decision must not result in any additional financial allowances that are not considered part of the salary, such as shift allowances, remote area allowances, or similar benefits.
The decision further stated that the committee may, in exceptional cases it deems appropriate based on documented reasons and justifications, recommend approval of a transfer request in light of special humanitarian, social, or job-related considerations, provided this does not contradict the aforementioned clause and does not result in automatic entitlement to transfer upon meeting the specified conditions and controls.
It was clarified that transfer requests that do not contain the required data and documents, or are submitted after the deadline specified in Article One, will not be considered. It was also indicated that employee transfer decisions will be issued during 2027, following the completion of the annual performance evaluation for the year ending in 2026.
The decision stipulates that it takes effect from the date of its issuance, with adherence to the deadlines set in Article One. All relevant authorities within the ministry are required to implement it and notify those concerned.
