High temperatures are now working part - time

The Kosovo Health Ministry has again ordered working hours in the country for specific categories -- from August 14th to August 17th -- due to high temperatures facing the country.

The temperatures today are warned to reach 39 degrees, the same will be tomorrow and Friday.

For this reason, the Ministry said that at the request of the National Public Health Institute, he recommended that working hours be changed to avoid working in the hottest hours of the day, from 11: 00 p.m. to 4: 00 p.m.

This decision has been taken in view of the best practices for protecting the health and safety of workers during temperatures of”, the ministry said.

She asked companies to allow workers to start work early in the morning or to work at home if possible.

The decision prohibits construction work in open environments from 11: 00 p.m. to 4: 00 p.m. throughout the country.

At 11:00 p.m. hours, work is forbidden for chronically affected citizens, or they work from home, the decision says.

Be sure to provide medical checkups for employees showing signs of stress from heat and exposed to extreme heat”.

The ministry recommended that farmers plan their development in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid exposure to high heat.

This is the second time the ministry orders work schedules due to heat.