EID Holidays

[Chilli]

Currently the news release is that 5-7 for Private sector, 5-8 for Public. There's a bit of uproar in the office, as all the locals think they have it wrong, as the 5th is a day of fasting, NOT the start of the EID celebrations.

I'll keep ya posted!

[dxbtiger]

Private sector is Sat, Sun, Mon.

Public have Tuesday as well

Eid starts on Sun but they have jipped us out of a day as usual by starting the holidays on Sat.

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[Asterix]

Amazing - the only thing the locals do enthusiastically is complain about how many days they have to do nothing.

[85Carrera]

DIFC is Sunday Monday and Tuesday apparently

[shirt]

sun-tue here as well, but that's company policy working for the better. i will be working 4 of the 5 days off though

[dxbtiger]

shirt said:

sun-tue here as well, but that's company policy working for the better. i will be working 4 of the 5 days off though

So company policy gives you more than the Ministry of Labour states is required (win) but then you work 4 of them anyways (fail)

WTF?!

[shirt]

project i'm working on is in danger of going tits up if i'm not here, and the guys working for me are on rotation so don't get any holidays. i don't mind as i'll get them back in lieu and will use them over xmas.

ETA - the policy is that if a holiday falls on the weekend, we get the day off on the thursday or sunday. they did the same last eid, and we get the national day holiday on the sunday [so the workforce can sober up after 7's!].

Edited by shirt on Tuesday 1st November 10:47

[Asterix]

Place I'm project managing for at the moment seem to think it's Sun - Tue off.

Fine by me.

[rabailey]

I expect a text message late on the night before, its what they normally do !

[dxbtiger]

I'm surprised how few of your companies don't toe the official line, they could have you all back in the office on Tuesday like me!

[Hitch78]

dxbtiger said:

shirt said:

sun-tue here as well, but that's company policy working for the better. i will be working 4 of the 5 days off though

So company policy gives you more than the Ministry of Labour states is required (win) but then you work 4 of them anyways (fail)

WTF?!

I'm in exactly the same position - company graciously announces Sunday to Tuesday and I might grab one day out of that..including the weekend. Rubbish. I am going to the Rugby Long Lunch on the Thursday though so at least there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

[IanUAE]

Sun-Tue for me, my Muscat office is off all week. Bar steward mines a pint

[Rocketman105]

My company graciously gives all Western expats no days off during Eid, Ramadan etc.

All Other Nationals and Locals however get 5th - 12th off.


...at least the office is quiet...

[Roland E Odorant]

That's unlucky

5th to 8th for us.

However, what's this I hear about Friday night in Dubai being dry?, I need some real beer. A lot of it. And I'm coming to Dubai on Friday to get it. Will I be disappointed?

[K50 DEL]

We've all been told that Friday night is dry here in DXB

As a company, all staff are treated equal here, we all get Sunday and Monday off, back in on Tuesday.

[dxbtiger]

Roland E Odorant said:

That's unlucky

5th to 8th for us.

However, what's this I hear about Friday night in Dubai being dry?, I need some real beer. A lot of it. And I'm coming to Dubai on Friday to get it. Will I be disappointed?

Yes you will, it's been announced already

[Roland E Odorant]

Oh

Haven't seen an announcement, heard rumour and was hoping it was unsubstantiated. Ah well, I'm there for 5 days so plenty of time to catch up.

[dxbtiger]

Our annual pub golf in Bur Dubai has been postponed due to it, gutted!

[Roland E Odorant]

If I'm going to find a positive out of it, at least I won't spend most of Saturday in the foetal position nursing a debilitating hangover.

Is anything happening at the autodrome on Saturday?, since there is a good chance I will be compos mentos, I might get taxi over there, not been yet.

[shirt]

Rocketman105 said:

My company graciously gives all Western expats no days off during Eid, Ramadan etc.

All Other Nationals and Locals however get 5th - 12th off.


...at least the office is quiet...

do you get more annual leave to compensate? if not, that sucks.

PS - roland, there's a full day's racing on both friday and saturday.

Edited by shirt on Wednesday 2nd November 06:20