ASU guarantees equity in the rights of all university workers without exception, for this reason it developed a Policy for guaranteeing equivalent rights of employees in outsourcing activities to third parties which has some general terms, as shown below [1]:

General Terms

1.1. This policy has been developed for implementation at the Applied Sciences University in the Kingdom of Bahrain [1].

1.2. ASU makes a commitment to regulate guaranteeing equivalent rights of employees in outsourcing activities to third parties [1].

1.3. ASU has developed a set of measures aimed at systematizing and structuring the rights of workers in outsourcing [1].

Figure 1. ASU Policy for guaranteeing equivalent rights of employee’s inn outsourcing activities to third parties, taken from [1]

Set Of Measures

2.1. ASU outsourcing contracts for actual performance of tasks under a service contract is regulated by the University’s Regulation on Procurement of 29.01.2019 and internal regulations [1].

2.2. When outsourcing activities to third parties, the University takes all appropriate measures to ensure the equivalent rights of employees on [1]:

2.2.1. Compensations and benefits [1].

2.2.2. Labour regulations [1].

2.2.3. Enforcement of labour standards in accordance with the labour legislation of the Kingdom of Bahrain [1].

Figure 2. ASU Policy- Set of Measures, taken from [1].

ASU promotes the rights of workers in this sense, it has developed a Human Resources Policy in order to ensure all the rights corresponding to university workers without exception in their working hours [2].

ASU Human Resources Policy

The purpose of this policy is to establish a framework for the support of the Department of Human Resources (HR) at the Applied Sciences university to staff and students to supervise the work of the members of the faculty and the administration and works under the supervision from the Vice President of Administrative Affairs, who follows the department’s work on all things administrative systems and employee-related policies, as shown below [2].

1. Studying the functional needs of the different departments in the university on the basis of approved scientific bases and based on the plans of the university and make appropriate recommendations in this regard [2].
2. 2. Directing and developing the mechanism of recruitment, selection, recruitment and contracting with all employees of the university [2].
3. 3. Renewal of work contracts for faculty members and administration, and grant them annual increases according to the system [2].
4. Contribute to the preparation of the estimated budget of the Human Resources Department in relation to the salaries of employees currently and expected to be appointed [2].
5. Issuing certificates of experience and proof of work for faculty and administrative staff both from the resigners or those who are still at their jobs, in addition to issuing the documents needed by the employees after returning to their files [2].
6. Calculation of the entitlements of employees to those who finish their services at the university [2].
7. Supervise the follow-up of the implementation of the system of salaries and bonuses, incentives and rewards of employees in a transparent and linked with performance and career expectations [2].
8. Supervise the evaluation of performance of all employees of the university before the renewal of contracts based on the job description of each job using special models are updated as needed [2].
9. 9. Studying the training and development needs of the employees in the various departments in the University and coordinating with the concerned authorities to meet these needs [2].
10. Supervise the preparation of statistics on the employees of the university, and distribute them to the persons concerned [2].
11. Supervise the preparation of documents related to labor disputes and follow up with the concerned authorities [2].
12. Follow up the employees’ time and record leave to preserve their rights and rights of the institution [2].
13. Performing any administrative work assigned to him by the President and the Vice President for Administrative Affairs Furthermore, ASU guaranteeing equivalent rights of workers or of its outsourcing activities to third parties according to with the Bahraini Labour Law [2].

Figure 3. ASU Policy Human Resources, taken from [2].

To ensure the health and safety of university employees, ASU has developed different strategies in order to make working conditions the most optimal for everyone. One of these strategies is [3]:

Health and Safety Week

The university will a organize a Health and Safety wee on an annual basis, the purpose of which will be [3]:

1. To fulfill its objective of inculcating a culture of health and safety at the workplace [3].
2. To engage with the external community regarding health and safety. For instance, the fire department, medical institutions etc [3].
3. Organizing events to increase employee awareness about health and safety such as contests, quizzes and guest speaker sessions [3].
4. Conducting training programs and employee information workshops on health and safety [3].
5. 5. Encouraging employees to bring out issues regarding healthy lifestyles which can impact all employees positively. For instance, Healthy Eating, Flu Prevention, Stress reduction etc [3].

Figure 4. ASU Health and Safety Week, taken from  [3].

ASU is welcomed in accordance with the Bahrain Labor Law for the elaboration of policies that are in favor of the human rights of university employees, ASU guarantees the rights of all members of its university without exception [4].