UAE Business: Summer midday work ban kicks off in UAE – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Summer midday work ban kicks off in UAE – Gulf Digital News

The midday break, which restricts labourers and workers across construction sites from work during afternoon hours, will come into force tomorrow (June 15) from 12:30pm to 3pm and run until September 15.

However, some professions and jobs are exempted from the midday break for technical reasons which requires work to continue uninterrupted.

These include project works such as spreading the asphalt mixture or pouring concrete or other work necessary to ward off danger, repair, damage, malfunctions or accidental emergency losses, including work to repair obstruction in water supply lines, sewage lines, electric lines, or obstruction of traffic on public roads, and gas or oil pipelines, reported Wam.

In such cases, the employer will have to provide cold drinking water commensurate with the number of workers on duty, and maintain the conditions of safety and public health by providing hydrating food and liquid such as salt, lemon and other materials that are approved for use by the local authorities.

In addition, companies should keep provisions for first-aid at the work site, appropriate industrial cooling facilities and shades from direct sunlight, and providing a shaded place for workers to rest during their downtime, stated the report.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said it was implementing