A circular issued by the Minister of Labour says the private sector > holiday will now be on March 7. > > > *Public holiday for UAE private sector changed* > > By Wafa Issa, Staff Reporter > Published: March 01, 2009, 12:52 > > Dubai: Saturday, March 7, corresponding to Rabi Al Awwal 10, 1430, will be > a holiday for the private sector in the UAE to mark the birthday of the > Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), according to a circular issued on Sunday by Saqr > Gobash, Minister of Labour. > > The ministry earlier announced that the holiday for the private sector > would be on Monday, March 9. Gobash told *Gulf News* that the reason > behind the change of the private sector holiday was to make it more coherent > with the public sector holiday, which falls on March 8. > > "We did not want to cause an interruption between the public and private > sectors so we decided to change the holiday by connecting the weekend with > the holiday," Gobash said. > ------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > > Asked why the holiday was declared for a Saturday rather than Sunday as > many companies in the private sector have weekend offs on Friday and > Saturday, Gobash said: "As far as I know, the majority of companies in the > private sector have only one day off, which is Friday. > > "Giving the holiday on Sunday would have caused another interruption in the > holiday." Although the labour law specifies that the Prophet's birthday be > observed as an official holiday, it does not specify on which day it should > be held, Gobash said. > > More from ...... The Nation <http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/index.html>=20 >
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