UAE private sector holiday declared for Prophet’s birthday
Employees will be entitled to a day’s paid leave on Thursday, October 21
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has declared that Thursday, October 21, will be a paid holiday for employees of private sector’s establishments, institutions and companies.
The holiday has been declared to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammad.
#MOHRE announces Thursday, October 21, a paid leave for all employees in the private sector’s establishments, institutions and companies, on the occasion of Mawlid al-Nabawi. #UAE pic.twitter.com/M7SzsWmGAp
— MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) October 10, 2021
Earlier in the day, the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources said that October 21 would be a public holiday for federal government employees.
In 2019, the UAE Cabinet approved a decree granting public and private sector companies in the UAE will have the same number of national holidays.