Announcement of Ramadan working hours for employees in UAE

 Official working hours will be Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm

Abu Dhabi The United Arab Emirates announced the working hours during Ramadan for the ministries and federal departments. According to Gulf media, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a special circular outlining official working hours for ministries and federal institutions during Ramadan, which states that ministries and federal institutions' Official working hours shall be Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, Friday working hours shall be limited to 3 hours from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, unless the nature of work otherwise requires. Not wanted.
It is learned that this circular is in line with the cabinet resolution approving the administrative regulations of the HR Act in the federal government, which determine the working hours during the holy month. can continue to implement the approved flexible working regulations while complying with the approved number of working hours during\

Honoring the members of the Supreme Council and the Rulers of the Emirate, wishing them health and happiness. It should be noted that according to astronomical calculations, it is more likely that Ramadan will start on Thursday, March 23 in some Arab countries, the moon of Ramadan will be visible on Wednesday, March 22, and therefore, Thursday, March 23 will be the first day of Ramadan in some Arab countries. However, in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, Ramadan is most likely to begin on Friday, March 24.
In this regard, the Emirates Astronomical Society has also said that Ramadan 2023 is expected to begin on March 23, while the first day of Eid al-Fitr will be on Friday, April 21, because this year the month of Ramadan will be 29 days long.