CSC’s decision encourages other govt agencies KUWAIT CITY, June 27, (Agencies): The Communications Authority is following in the footsteps of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to cancel all work exemptions and continue with the fingerprint attendance system, reports Al-Rai daily. The CSC decision to resume work using the fingerprint attendance system has encouraged other government agencies to take similar steps, as the Communication & Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) followed in the CSC footsteps, announcing the resumption of fingerprint attendance, as of July 25 next. In a circular similar to what the CSC issued recently, the authority has suspended all cases of exemption from work, except in the case of a pregnant employee who has not received the two doses of the vaccine, a physically handicapped employee, and an employee who suffers from one of the following chronic diseases — heart disease, kidney failure, cancer, provided the employee suffering from any of these diseases submits a certificate from a competent medical authority affiliated to the Ministry of Health.