Friday, 6 August 2021

UAE announces Islamic New Year holiday for all private sector employees

UAE announced that August 12 will be an official paid holiday for all private sector company employees in the country, as per the announceme...

Sheikh Zayed Mosque Abu Dhabi


UAE announced that August 12 will be an official paid holiday for all private sector company employees in the country, as per the announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

“MOHRE announces Thursday, 12th August as a paid leave for employees in the private sector on the occasion of the Hijri New Year, 1443. We wish you a Happy New Hijri Year,” the ministry announced on Wednesday on Twitter.


Earlier on Wednesday, the UAE said all public sector employees would have a day off on August 12 as well.

The holiday, which will come on the next Thursday, will allow public and private sector employees to enjoy a three-day weekend break.

The Islamic New Year marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year and is the day on which the year count is incremented.


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