Dubai modifies his work week to align with global markets
Abu Dhabi and London (CNN) - United Arab Emirates and its International Financial Center, Dubai, will change their work week four and a half that end on Friday at noon to facilitate businesses worldwide.
The change of the current schedule from Sunday to Thursday, the first of a Gulf State, will help EAU "achieve the continuity of business and alignment with economies and world banking," the government said in a statement in a statement.The change will enter into force on January 1 and will apply to public employees and schools.
United Arab Emirates, which has a predominantly Muslim population, said the work will end at 12 p.m.local time (3 a.m.Miami Time) on Friday to allow people to attend prayers.Friday is considered the most sacred day of the week for Muslims.As of January, prayers will begin at 1:15 p.m., approximately one hour later than today.
Public sector employees will also be offered to work flexibly on Friday, even from home, the government said.
Abdulrahman Al Awar, General Director of Human Resources of the Eau Government, said that private companies can choose the weekend they consider better for their business, provided that employees have at least one day off.
"So each company will decide based on the sector in which it operates, depending on its customers and the operations they manage," he told CNN.
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Other predominantly Muslim countries, such as Indonesia, Turkey, Morocco and Malaysia, have adopted the schedule from Monday to Friday.
The change, although it softens commercial ties world.
The Dubai government announced that it would change its work week in compliance with the policy of all Emirates.
It is not the first time that Eau changes its work week.Between 1999 and 2006, El País had a weekend of Thursday and Friday, before changing it to Friday-on-stage.
- Caroline Faraj contributed from Dubai and Celine Alkhaldi from Abu Dhabi.
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