The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reducing its working week to four-and-half days as well as relocating its weekend break from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday, authorities introduced on Tuesday.
The federal government claimed it would certainly “increase efficiency as well as boost work-life equilibrium” as the nation intends to boost its financial competition.
From January 1, 2022, the weekend break will certainly begin at 12 pm regional time on Friday as well as run till Sunday evening. The present weekend break ranges from Thursday evening to Saturday evening.
The brand-new functioning day will certainly be 7.30 am to 3.30 pm Monday to Thursday, as well as 7.30 am to 12 pm Friday.
The adjustments indicate the UAE will certainly end up being the only Gulf state not to have a Friday-Saturday weekend break, which holds true in various other Muslim-majority nations to ensure that Friday petitions can be observed.
Under the brand-new schedule, Friday petitions at mosques will certainly be held after 1.15 pm all the time.
The federal government claimed it would certainly “make certain smooth monetary, profession as well as financial purchases with nations that adhere to a Saturday-Sunday weekend break, assisting in more powerful worldwide service web links as well as chances for countless UAE-based as well as international business”.
A test of a four-day job week performed in Iceland in between 2015 as well as 2019 revealed worker efficiency continued to be the exact same or enhanced.
Tests in Japan as well as New Zealand likewise revealed worker health and wellbeing enhanced in addition to efficiency.
Ireland, Scotland, Spain as well as Sweden have actually introduced pilot four-day job week systems.
