The Emirates has reduced the working hours of private employees during Ramadan.

 

A circular was issued by the concerned ministry to reduce the working hours of the workers.

Abu Dhabi, During the month of Ramadan, the working hours of the private sector of the United Arab Emirates have been reduced, the Ministry has issued a circular to reduce the working time by 2 hours. According to Gulf media, the Ministry of Human Resources and the Emirates (MOHRE) has announced a two-hour reduction in daily working hours for all private sector employees in the UAE during the holy month of Ramadan. In a circular issued in this regard, the ministry has said that keeping in mind the needs and nature of their work, companies can apply flexible or work-from-home patterns within the limits of daily working hours during the days of Ramadan.
It has been reported that this announcement has been made under the implementation of Clause 2 of Article 15 of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022, which is related to Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021, Labor Relations Regulations of 2021 and its amendments. Is.


Similarly, the United Arab Emirates has announced the working hours for the ministries and federal departments during Ramadan. has issued a special circular outlining, which states that the official working hours of the ministries and federal institutions will be from Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 2.30 pm, on Fridays from 9 am. to 12 noon will be limited to 3 hours unless the nature of work requires otherwise.

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
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.