The Egyptian Cabinet announced the end of the mandatory remote-work policy for Sunday operations across government offices and designated entities, concluding a six-month energy-saving measure launched in April 2026 amid global petroleum pressures.
The End of the Sunday Remote-Work Mandate
The Egyptian Cabinet officially approved a new decree to halt the provisions of Prime Ministerial Decision No. 982 for 2026. This earlier directive had required a vast array of government employees and designated institutional personnel to perform their duties remotely on the first day of the workweek. After running continuously for six months, the system has now been brought to a close by government action the termination of the policy came about after the specific circumstances that originally forced its implementation during the peak summer months had subsided.
Origins of the Energy-Saving Measure
Wafiqa majlis al-wuzara’ al-masri, alyawm al-arbia’ 30 sbtimbir 2026, ala mashru’ qarar bish’an waqf al-amal biqarar raqm 982 lisnat 2026. Nas al-qarar fi bidayatihi ala tatbiq al-nizam tiwal shahr ibril, bihayth ya’mal al-muwazzafun almashmulum bihi an bu’d yawm al-ahad min kull usbu’, ma al-tawkid ala ala yu’addi dhalik ila al-tathir ala sayr al-amal. Wa ja’a itlaq al-nizam fi itar hamla ijra’at hukumiya istahdafat tarshid istihlak al-taqa wal-waqud, idh awdahat al-hukuma anna taqlil tashghil maqar al-amal wa harakat al-intiqal al-murtabita biha yumkin an yuhaqiq wafraan fi istihlak al-taqa.
Cabinet Leadership and Additional Decisions
Wa wafaqa majlis al-wuzara’, khilal ijtima’ihi biriasat al-duktur mustafa madbuli, ala iddat qararat, wa ja’a ala ra’siha qarar bish’an waqf al-amal bi-ahkam qarar rais majlis al-wuzara’ raqm 982 lisnat 2026, wal-khass bi-tatbiq nizam al-amal an bu’d yawm al-ahad min kull usbu’ likaffat al-amilin bil-munshaat wal-jihat allati nassa al-alayha al-qarar.
Leadership Talent Development Program
Wafaqa majlis al-wuzara’ ala mashru’ qarar bi-tanzim barnamij tanmiyat almawahib al-qiyadiya. Wa nassa mashru’ al-qarar ala anna barnamij tanmiyat almawahib al-qiyadiya, alladhi tunafidhuhu al-akadimiya al-wataniya litadrib wa ta’hil al-shabab, yastahdif i’dad wa ta’hil kawadir tamtil al-qudrat wal-jadarat al-qiyadiya wal-idariya al-lazima lishighil al-wazaif al-qiyadiya min mustawa mudir am bi-wahdat al-jihan al-idari lil-dawla.
