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6/19/25, 4:58 PM 4-day workweek in UAE: Why some companies moving towards longer weekend | Khaleej Times
UAE: 4-day workweek reduces burnout, improves
performance, employers say
Sharjah has been offering three-day weekends since 2022 and a study found that employees reported an 88 per cent
increase in productivity and a 90 per cent rise in job satisfaction
Published: Tue 17 Jun 2025, 11:40 PM Updated: Wed 18 Jun 2025, 9:55 PM
Nasreen Abdulla
By: Nasreen Abdulla Share: Follow us
increased productivity
Four-day weekdays could actually lead to increased productivity, reduced burnout and better
employee retention, according to a private company owner who has implemented it for the last five
years. She called on more companies to offer flexibility to their workers.
“Five years on, we maintain the shorter working week for our whole company, as well as offering
even greater flexibility,” said business owner Natasha Hatherall-Shawe. “We have continued because
it works, and our business has not suffered. In fact, it has grown and flourished and had some of its
best years in business. We have seen that a happy and balanced team clearly has a positive impact
on business performance and success too.”
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