Private sector workers in the United Arab Emirates will receive a three-day vacation.
A public holiday will be observed for all personnel working in the private sector on Monday, January 1, 2024, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Human Resources on Thursday.
3 days leave for state employees
The personnel in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates will get a long weekend to celebrate the new year as a result of this.
Paid vacation on the occasion of New Year's Day
In a tweet, the organization said that "The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announces that Monday, 1 January 2024, will be New Year’s Day paid holiday for all private sector employees in UAE."
An alert that was published on Instagram earlier today made the announcement that federal government personnel would be off for the New Year vacation beginning today. At the request of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, the first Monday of January was designated as a holiday.
Number of public holidays in 2024
There will be at least thirteen public holidays for inhabitants of the United Arab Emirates in 2024, according to a list that was issued by the Cabinet of the country. There are seven official occasions, and four of them will result in extended weekends, with the largest break being a six-day break.
Additionally, employees are permitted to take a total of thirty yearly leaves of absence during the course of a year. The majority of expats in the United Arab Emirates make use of their yearly holidays to travel back to their home countries, according to the findings of multiple travel polls that have been carried out over the past few months. They schedule their travels around the world or staycations to coincide with public holidays and the prolonged weekends that come along with them.
