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Eid Al Fitr is just around the corner and in case you are confused about the holiday dates here are the confirmed dates for public and private sector companies in Dubai.
What’s It?
Right after the UAE government announced Eid holiday dates for public and private sector, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) revealed the dates for schools.
Eid holidays for UAE schools will begin on 2 June. Children will resume school on 6 June.
The good news is that there will be no school from Sunday Jun 2 to Thursday Jun 6 to celebrate #Eid.
The bad news is that …. wait, there’s no bad news. Have a great week! What are you planning to do? pic.twitter.com/58lE09XBqD— KHDA (@KHDA) May 27, 2019
Meanwhile, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Cabinet announced that Eid holidays for public sector will begin from 2 June and last for one whole week. Employees will then resume work on June 9. The statement was tweeted by the Dubai Media Office earlier today.
Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the #UAE Cabinet, chaired by @HHShkMohd, approves one-week Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector starting from Sunday 2nd of June, with work resuming on Sunday 9th of June. pic.twitter.com/n5KRtNeiQM
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 26, 2019
Earlier this year, the UAE government announced that both public and private sectors will have the same number of government holidays.
Eid holidays for private sector companies will begin on June 3 (29 Ramadan) until 3rd of Shawwal. Work will resume on 4 or 5 June, depending on the moon sighting.
What Else?
Earlier, the UAE cabinet had granted equal holidays for private and public sector for the year 2019-2020. This was big news for private sector employees, who had relatively lesser holidays than public sector.
Here’s the list of new holidays:
The UAE Cabinet approves public holidays for the public sector for the years 2019-2020, and grants the private sector equal holidays. The decision aims at achieving a balance between the two sectors and supporting the national economy. #UAEGov pic.twitter.com/VqQqU8IBFx
— UAEGov (@uaegov) March 5, 2019
Also, here’s the full list of anticipated UAE public holiday for this year.
Tuesday 4 June: Eid Al-Fitr
Sunday 11 August: Arafat (Haj) Day
Monday 12 August: Eid Al-Adha
Friday 30 August: Hijri (Islamic New Year)
Sunday 10 November: Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday
Saturday 30 November: UAE Commemoration Day
Monday 2 December: UAE National Day