UAE private sector gets a 3-day holiday

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The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced three days of paid holidays for all workers in the UAE private sector, from December 1 to 3, 2020.

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The holidays are on the occasion of Commemoration Day and the UAE 49th National Day.

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