A cabinet decree calling for civil
servants who clock in then skyve off work to be fired within 30
days will become effective July 13 after it was published in the
official gazette Tuesday.
Cabinet gave the measure final approval on June 15.
The decree in three articles says civil servants caught
signing in and then leaving the workplace must be suspended
within 48 hours, that disciplinary proceedings including
termination must not take more than 30 days, and that managers
and supervisors who turn a blind eye are also liable to be
sacked.
Government pledged to crack down on public sector
absenteeism and Civil Service Minister Marianna Madia announced
a decree "by June or July" after a spate of notorious cases,
including that of a traffic cop who clocked in in his underwear
and officials who went rowing or shopping when they should have
been at work.
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