UAE residents and residents loved the ultimate public vacation of the yr this week, with an extended weekend to commemorate Eid Al Etihad 2025.
Following the ultimate public vacation of the yr, employees don’t have lengthy to attend till the primary break of subsequent yr – with the following break simply weeks away.
New 12 months’s Day is an official vacation within the UAE, which means there’s lower than a month to attend earlier than the following break for the private and non-private sector.
UAE New 12 months 2026
Cupboard Decision No. 27 of 2024 regarding the public holidays within the UAE defines the formally mandated day without work for employees within the nation and it states the Gregorian New 12 months shall be a break day for the private and non-private sector throughout the United Arab Emirates.
In 2026 January 1 falls on a Thursday.
Public vacation laws says the Cupboard can switch public holidays to the start or finish of per week to offer an prolonged vacation, when mixed with a weekend.
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