4-day work week and 3-day weekend: Will more UAE companies follow the e& model

4-day work week and 3-day weekend: Will more UAE companies follow the e& model

Dubai: Will UAE companies follow e& - the tech-telecom entity – in offering staff a four-day working week? Or in another way of looking at things, a 3-day weekend?



Some of the biggest corporate entities in the country have had internal discussions about implementing such a program, even as a test-case, which is what e& Group said it is doing while making the announcement on Thursday (November 30). The e& pilot program applies to its workforce in three departments (these have not been named).





The timing of the e& Group decision is noteworthy. It was early December 2021 that the UAE Government made the announcement about its weekend change. Starting 2022, government departments were operating on a four-and-a-half day work week. (Sharjah opted for a 3-day weekend at the time.)