The Dubai government announces a paid holiday on New Year's Day for all citizens and residents in the private and public sectors
On Friday, Dubai announced that the government sector of the emirate would be receiving paid time off for the New Year vacation.
Dubai announces paid holiday for New Year Day
Monday, January 1, 2024, was designated as a holiday by the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, which made the announcement formally. Commencement of official work is scheduled on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
An exclusion of entities, departments, and institutions that have personnel working in shifts or whose occupations are connected to serving the public or administering public service facilities was brought to the attention of the local government authority by a circular.
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The working hours for these categories will be determined by each organisation based on the needs that they have for their operations.
The federal government and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization made the announcement on Thursday that the first of January will be a holiday for workers in both the public and private sectors. In practice, this means that the majority of individuals in the nation will have a three-day weekend.
The most important holidays in the United Arab Emirates
- It is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1st.
- The 29th of Ramadan till Shawwal Eid al-Fitr, also known as Dhu al-Hijjah Arafat Day, also known as Dhu Al Hijjah, Eid al-Adha of Muharram, from ten to twelve 1. New Year's Day in Islam
- You, Rabi' Al-Awwal This is the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
- a Monday National Day is celebrated on December 2nd.
- The holiday for National Day is on Tuesday, December 3rd.
- In spite of the fact that some holidays have been formally declared, the precise dates of some of them have not yet been determined. This is a crucial point to note. This is due to the fact that a significant number of the United Arab Emirates' official holidays are determined by certain moon sightings.
