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Emirate in UAE to reduce work hours,

suspend Friday operations

Aug 8, 2024, 07:36 pm IST

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Dubai: The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) has launched of a pilot initiative to reduce
the working hours of participating government entities during the summer. The initiative titled ‘Our Flexible

Summer’ will reduce work hours to 7 at 15 government entities in Dubai from August 12 to September 30.It will
also see work on Fridays suspended.

Most government employees in Dubai enjoy a two-and-half-day weekend (Friday half-day, Saturday and Sunday).
With this initiative, employees at participating government departments will enjoy a longer weekend for seven
weeks.

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