Sharjah: Human resources department in Sharjah has confirmed that employees will get an extra holiday for UAE National Day. The authority said official holiday dates will be from Saturday, December 2, until Monday, December 4. Work shall resume on Tuesday, December 5.
Since the emirate is off on Friday and this year’s National Day holiday starts on a Saturday, government employees will enjoy a four-day weekend.
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A shorter workweek has been in place in the emirate since 2022. When the UAE adopted a Saturday-Sunday weekend in January 2022, Sharjah gave its government staff an additional Friday off.
The National Day is celebrated in the UAE on December 2 and it marks the unification of the emirates into a federation. Also called the UAE Union Day, the UAE marks the National Day on December 2 every year to celebrate the unification of the Emirates in 1971. The country turns 52 this year.
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