Entities can grant staff these choices, offered work circulate shouldn’t be affected
With the UAE shifting to a brand new weekend initially of this yr, the shorter workweek will apply throughout the holy month of Ramadan as nicely.
Authorities on Thursday introduced the official working hours for federal authorities entities throughout Ramadan that begins in lower than a month.
In response to the UAE Authorities, work timings for federal authorities entities throughout the holy month could be 9am until 2.30pm on weekdays (Monday to Thursday). On Fridays, which is a half working day, the timings could be from 9am to 12 midday. For the reason that Friday Jumuah prayers now start at 1.15pm, it will give staff ample time to get off work and attend the congregational prayers.
The federal government additionally introduced versatile hours and distant work choices for federal staff on Fridays. Entities can grant staff these choices, offered work circulate shouldn’t be affected. The distant work choice could be given to a most of 40 per cent staff inside an entity for Fridays.
These working remotely would wish to get prior approvals from the authorities involved. Moreover, this feature could be given solely to staff who don’t have to be bodily current in workplace. Precedence can be given to federal authorities staff who reside removed from their workplaces or have distinctive circumstances.
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As per astronomical calculations, April 2 will mark the primary day of Ramadan in 2022. The precise date can be decided by the sighting of the crescent moon, on which the Islamic calendar relies.
Islamic months final both 29 or 30 days, relying on the sighting of the crescent. This yr, Ramadan is predicted to final 30 days until Could 1. Which means Could 2 is prone to be the primary day of the Islamic pageant of Eid Al Fitr.