The Ministry of Labour has declared that the Eid Al Fitr holiday, as an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE, will be on the first and second days of Shawwal.
The announcement came following a Ministerial Circular issued by the Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Mr. Ghobash congratulated the President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates in line with occasion.
Ghobash also praised the nation on the occasion, wishing the country further progress and prosperity.
The first and second days of Shawwal are expected to fall on Wednesday and Thursday, July 6 and 7. It will depend, however, on the sighting of the Crescent moon, following which a formal announcement will be made.
Earlier this week, it was announced that public-sector workers will have nine-day holidays from July 1 to July 9 – including two weekends.
The announcement was pursuant to the provisions of Article 74 of Federal Law No. 08 for the year 1980, which determines the holiday of the private sector as the first and second day of the month of Shawwal.
