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The ‘Our Summer Is Flexible’ programme was developed by the Dubai Government Human
Resources based on feedback from government employees. A survey conducted about reduced
summer working hours received great support, state news agency Wam reported.
In 2022, UAE’s public sector adopted a four and ½ day workweek, with Fridays being a work-from-
home day and overall flexibility with working hours. This federal mandate saw Dubai’s public sector
workplaces follow suit. It also made the UAE the world’s first country to implement a national
working week that’s less than 5 days.

The four-day work week was first adopted in the UAE by the emirate of Sharjah back in January
2022. The trendsetting emirate’s government staff and schools have been enjoying a three-day
weekend with Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays off.

Do private sector employees get a four-day work week?

There’s no good news on that front, yet, dear readers. Private sector employers aren’t obliged to
practice the public sector’s working week rules as per the UAE labour law. However, the private
sector has in the past adopted the public sector’s switch to the new Monday-Friday workweek. So
we’d say stay hopeful.

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