{"id":2738,"date":"2021-12-07T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=53918"},"modified":"2021-12-07T09:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T09:11:58","slug":"official-the-uae-weekend-moves-to-saturday-and-sunday-on-1st-jan-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/latest\/official-the-uae-weekend-moves-to-saturday-and-sunday-on-1st-jan-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: The UAE Weekend Moves To Saturday And Sunday On 1st Jan 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CONFIRMED:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hashtag_click\">#UAE<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> announces today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. All Federal government departments will move to the new weekend from January 1, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>More details TBC<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a> announces today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend.<\/p>\n<p>All Federal government departments will move to the new weekend from January 1, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQoa22pai9\">pic.twitter.com\/tQoa22pai9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAEmediaoffice\/status\/1468129958019182592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Friday Afternoon, Saturday and Sunday to be New UAE Weekend United Arab Emirates Government<\/h2>\n<p>The UAE Government is to adopt a new four and a half day working week, effective from January 1, 2022. The move applies to Federal government entities and comes alongside new working hours, with Monday to Thursday workdays now starting at 7.30am and ending at 3.30pm and Friday working hours from 7.30am-12.00pm.<\/p>\n<h2>Alongside the move, Friday sermons and prayers across the Emirates will be held from 1.15pm<\/h2>\n<p>Government staff will have the flexibility to make arrangements to work from home on Fridays, as well as to arrange their working hours on a flexi-time basis.<\/p>\n<p>The Emirates is the first nation in the world to introduce a national working week shorter than the global five-day week. The extended weekend comes as part of the UAE government\u2019s efforts to boost worklife balance and enhance social wellbeing, while increasing performance to advance the UAE\u2019s economic competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Adopting an agile working system will enable the UAE to rapidly respond to emerging changes and enhance wellbeing in the workplace. From an economic perspective, the new working week will better align the Emirates with global markets, reflecting the country\u2019s strategic status on the global economic map. It will ensure smooth financial, trade and economic transactions with countries that follow a Saturday\/Sunday weekend, facilitating stronger international business links and opportunities for thousands of UAE-based and multinational companies.<\/p>\n<p>The new working week will also bring the UAE\u2019s financial sector into closer alignment with global real-time trading and communications-based transactions such as those driving global stock markets, banks and financial institutions. The move is expected to boost not only trading opportunities but also add to the flexible, secure and enjoyable lifestyle the Emirates offers its citizens and residents. 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