UAE. With at least 12 public holidays, plus the possibility of an extra day off depending on the timing of Ramadan, there's ...

And a recent tweak to the UAE public holidays law means that the dream of more time off could become a reality this year. As ...

The Dubai government has announced that January 1, 2025, will be a public holiday for public sector employees. This ...

Islam is the official religion of the UAE and Muslim holidays are celebrated throughout the country with public holidays. As Christmas is a Christian holiday, employers aren’t required to give staff ...

This holiday will be officially paid for all employees in the private sector and will mark the first public holiday of the year. The announcement aligns with the UAE's official list of holidays ...

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced on Friday, Dec. 20 that public sector employees will get a day ... Various venues across the UAE will be hosting exciting fireworks shows ...

Yes, all Sundays and second Saturdays are holidays for government offices. However, February 8, 2025 (Second Saturday), will be a working day to compensate for the public holiday on January 1 ...

Public holidays are essential components of numerous nations’ cultures. These days give people a break from work to commemorate the reasons for holidays. There are more than ten gazetted public ...

November 2022 article has more information on this classification decision. For this month's release, we have implemented this reclassification and revised the total public sector, central government, ...

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Hong Kong will observe 17 public holidays in 2025, including five long weekends for the Lunar New Year, the Ching Ming Festival, Easter, the Birthday of the Buddha, and Christmas. These holidays offer ...