They said the mayor assured them the bonus would be paid promptly, adding that employees working for the same program under the Ministry of Health had already received it, Al-Madinah daily reported.“When we went to the mayoralty and inquired about the delay in disbursement of the bonus, we received the answer that they had written to the Ministry of Finance and had not received any reply yet,” said one employee.“We are fed up with the contradictory answers we are receiving from officials at the mayoralty. One official told me that the mayor had discussed the matter with Finance Ministry officials and they agreed to disburse the bonus soon. On another occasion, a different official informed us that the ministry had rejected the request,” he added.Another employee expressed surprise over the delay. “Employees of the same program under the Ministry of Health had received the bonus immediately after they made a request to the concerned authorities,” he said.Meanwhile, Fahd Al-Daqsi, assistant deputy mayor for services and emergencies at the mayoralty, said the employees would get the bonus as per the royal decree. “The human resources department at the mayoralty has clarified and implemented this,” he said.