Details of New Year’s Day holiday announced

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Details of New Year’s Day holiday announced There will not be any extra public or private sector paid holiday for New Year, it was announced on Monday. According to a report by national news agency WAM: “The Federal Authority for Human Resources has said that the New Year’s holiday for 2016, which falls on Friday, January 1, will not be transferred to another day.” RELATED: Dubai tops list of most expensive cities on New Year’s Eve In previous years, New Year’s Day has been a private and public sector holiday. Last year, New Year’s Day fell on a Thursday, and the day was declared a paid holiday. It was not clear whether, as Friday, January 1, 2016 is a weekend, it will be considered a paid holiday for those that still have to work. news@7days.ae   Read the original story at: Details of New Year’s Day holiday announced