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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation in UAE has issued a clarification with regards to the public holidays in the country.
The authority has made the announcement on its official Twitter account and has also extended greetings on the occasion of Al Israa Wal Miraj.
The ministry also conveyed that the public holidays in the country have been specified in the UAE Cabinet's decree and that the unified holidays aim to achieve harmony between the public and the private sectors.
Even as public and private sector employees in the UAE will enjoy more official days off for Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha, they will not get a paid holiday for Israa Wal Miraj (Rajab 27) and the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (Rabi Al Awwal 12).
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As reported by Khaleej Times earlier, this is according to the list of holidays that was announced by the UAE Cabinet last month when it said that private sector employees will enjoy the same number of holidays as their counterparts in the public sector. The total number of official holidays this year is 14.
Important: Complete list of holidays in UAE this year
Until last year, both Israa Wal Miraj - which falls on Wednesday (April 3) this year - and the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were public holidays.
According to the list of holidays, residents will enjoy up to five days off for Eid Al Fitr.
The list specifies the holidays from Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3, which means that if Ramadan has 30 days, the number of holidays would be five.
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