United Arab Emirates: Deciding Eid Al-Adha Holidays for the Private Sector

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that the period from Friday, the eighth of next July, to Monday, the 11th of the same month, is an official paid holiday for all workers in the private sector in the country on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha.

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That comes in implementing the Cabinet decision regarding official holidays approved for the government and private sectors for the years 2021 and 2022.

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