UAE confirms New Year holiday for private sector

Sunday, 19 December 2021 at 16:13

By ARN News Staff

Saturday, January 1, 2022 will be an official paid holiday for private sector employees in the UAE.

The announcement was made by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

السبت 1 يناير عطلة #القطاع_الخاص بمناسبة #رأس_السنة_الميلادية #وام pic.twitter.com/bkLkF5YjPv
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) December 19, 2021

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources had earlier announced that January 1 would be a day off for the public sector as well with work resuming on Monday, January 3 as the country transitions into a four-and-a-half-day workweek.

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