Dubai university adopts 4.5-day week – ArabianBusiness.com

Dubai university adopts 4.5-day week – ArabianBusiness.com

Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences will adopt a 4.5-day work week from January 1 following news that the UAE would adopt a shorter work week for federal employees.

The university will also adopt the new Saturday-Sunday weekend, in line with the UAE’s mandate for federal entities. The UAE government left the private sector to decide whether it would adopt the new work week, with many companies and schools already announcing they would follow the government’s lead.

The university will operate remotely on Fridays, which will now be a half day.