Shorter workdays for private sector

Private sector employees will enjoy a two-hour reduction in their daily working hours during Ramadan without any reduction in their wages, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced yesterday.

The announcement came following a decree issued by Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, in implementation of the provision of Article 65 of the Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 concerning the regulation of labour relations and its amendments. (Staff Report)