Big news for employees, introduction of 3-day weekend

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has allowed a three-day weekend for workers. According to the Arab journal Khaleej Times, the UAE government has introduced new regulations for employees working in the federal sector. These new rules will come into effect on July 1, 2023.

These regulations allow a three-day weekend for employees who work a maximum of ten hours per day four days a week, known as a compressed working week.

It is learned that the compressed working week is one of the five working models announced by the Human Resources Law outlining the five working models of civil servants in the UAE. Employees who perform duties at the employer’s head office or designated branches and locations.

Employees perform their work from a location outside the employer’s office within the country by following the regulations set forth in the Remote Work Law approved by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and the Yea Ae Cabinet.

Similarly, if the employees have to perform their duties from outside the country, then they have this facility.

This facility will also be available for remote employees.

may increase their working hours under certain circumstances, thus the duration of duty so paid in the UAE may be a maximum of ten hours.

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2024-08-13 06:03:29

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