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UAE announces 4.5-day workweek, Saturday-Sunday weekend - Aljazeera.com

UAE announces 4.5-day workweek, Saturday-Sunday weekend - Aljazeera.com

UAE announces 4.5-day workweek, Saturday-Sunday weekend - Aljazeera.com
Dec 07, 2021 41 secs

In key change, the UAE says new working week will be 4.5 days, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend for government employees.

The United Arab Emirates announced all government entities will adopt a new work-week schedule consisting of four-and-a-half days with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend.

“The UAE is the first nation in the world to introduce a national working week shorter than the global five-day week,” WAM said.

#UAE 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.

At the same time, “a shorter working week does present some challenges in terms of managing output costs, although there is some evidence that a shorter working week can boost productivity of the workforce”, he added.

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