Lagos Extends Work From Home Order For Civil Servants On Grade 14 And Below
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended the work from home directive to all State Public Servants on Grade Levels 14 and below with effect from Monday, 1st to Friday, 26th February 2021.
The Lagos State Government disclosed this via a circular: Ref. No: CIR/HOS/’21/Vol.1/009 by the Head of service, Hakeem Muri – Okonola, who said the work from home order exclude those on essential duties and.
The State Government noted that it has observed with concern, pockets of Coronavirus infection among Public servants in the state, hence the need to further extend the order.
Recall that the government had on January 15th 2021 ordered officers from Grade Levels 14 and below to work from home owing to the scourge of Covid-19.
But the circular issued on Sunday, said, “Typically, the directive excludes Essential Duty Staff, First Responders, as well as Officers saddled with assignments in the weekly Duty Rosters of their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).”
The statement added, “in line with Presidential Order on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations which states inter-alia that: “At all gatherings, a physical distance of at least two meters shall be maintained at all times between persons” and that ”…no gathering of more than 50 persons shall hold in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes, in which case the gathering shall not exceed 50% capacity of the space”, it is hereby notified for general information that Mr. Governor has directed likewise. Henceforth, there shall be no gathering of more than 50 persons at any Event, Meetings, Retreats e.t.c within the State.”
It further added that Public Servants are advised to stay safe by observing all COVID-19 Protocols, such as
Physical/Social Distancing, regular use of face mask and hand hygiene. Also, Accounting Officers are to ensure strict adherence to all extant directives aimed to guarantee Physical/Social Distancing in the workplace by the preparation of weekly Duty Rosters as considered germane to the effective service delivery of respective MDAs.
All Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies are urged to note the contents of this Circular for compliance and give it the deserved Service-wide publicity
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