The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a public holiday across the country on 1 January 2021 according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization.
This will be a paid holiday for all public and private sector employees to mark the new year according to a Tweet by the ministry’s official handle.
HE Nasser Bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Friday, January 1, 2021, will be a paid holiday for all private-sector establishments, on the occasion of New Year, as per the decision of the UAE Cabinet on official holidays for 2021. pic.twitter.com/nKK730khjs
— MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) December 29, 2020
“Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Friday, January 1, 2021, will be a paid holiday for all private-sector establishments, on the occasion of New Year” said the Tweet.
However, it is pertinent to mention that most people will not benefit from the holiday since January 1 is falling on a Friday, which is already a day off in the country,.
The UAE recently announced a list of all public and private sector holidays for 2021, which include:
- January 1, 2022 – New Year’s holiday.
- 29 Ramadan until 3 Shawwal 1443 – Eid Al Fitr holiday.
- 9 Dhu Al Hijjah 1443 – Day of Arafat.
- 10-11 -12 Dhu Al Hijjah 1443 – Eid Al Adha Holiday.
- July 30, 2022 – New Hijri Year 1444.
- October 8, 2022 – Prophet’s Birthday.
- December 1, 2022 – Commemoration Day.
- December 2-3, 2022 – National Day.
