Dubai government allows flexible working hours and remote work during Ramadan

Remote work enhances family cohesion.

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The Dubai Government Human Resources Department announced the official working hours for the holy month of Ramadan, according to the new weekly work system, which began to be implemented at the beginning of this year, so that the official working hours in the bodies, departments and institutions in the Emirate of Dubai, during the holy month of Ramadan, from nine in the morning until Half past two in the afternoon, from Monday to Thursday, and from nine in the morning to 12 noon, on Fridays of every week, throughout the holy month, and it allowed flexible working and working remotely to enhance social cohesion and family cohesion between employees and their families.

In a circular on this occasion, the department said that government agencies should specify working hours for employees who work on shifts, or whose jobs are related to serving the public or managing public service facilities, in a manner that is commensurate with the operational requirements of each entity, and in a manner that ensures the proper functioning of public service facilities.

In order to find a balance that contributes to achieving the public interest, and enhancing social cohesion and family cohesion between employees and their families, the Dubai Government’s Human Resources Department has allowed government agencies in Dubai to implement flexible working and remote work systems, during the month of Ramadan, in line with the decisions regulating flexible work and the system Working remotely, in the Dubai government, to ensure the continuity of service provision and the smooth running of work.

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