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Flexible Working Hours And Remote Work Policies

Reduce Morning Peak Travel Time By 30% In Dubai

By OneArabia
Published: Monday, November 11, 2024, 20:09 [GST]

Dubai is taking steps to improve traffic flow and mobility following the approval of its Traffic Flow
Plan by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The plan aims to enhance
productivity and quality of life by promoting flexible working hours and remote work policies across
the emirate. Both public and private sectors are encouraged to adopt these practices to alleviate
traffic congestion.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Government Human Resources (DGHR)
Department conducted two surveys on remote working and flexible hours. The first survey involved
644 companies with over 320,000 employees, while the second surveyed 12,000 private sector
employees. Results show that 32% of private companies currently implement remote work
policies, with 58% ready to expand them.

The study found that implementing flexible working hours, with a two-hour start window, and
remote work – allowing four to five remote workdays per month for employees in both public and
private sectors – can reduce morning peak travel time across Dubai by 30 percent. For example, if
20 percent of employees work remotely, traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road could decrease by 9.8
percent and on Al Khail Road by 8.4 percent.

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