Dubai to trial four-day working week for government employees over summer

Dubai will trial a four-day working week with shorter daily hours for many government staff this summer, Report informs referring to The National.

Work will be suspended on Fridays and the working day will be reduced to seven hours for 15 government organisations from August 12 to September 30.

It is part of a pilot scheme launched by the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, called Our Summer is Flexible, which aims to enhance performance and quality of life for employees.

Staff were asked to fill out a survey on summer working hours, and proposals to cut office time in August and September received great support, state news agency Wam reported.

The human resources department will monitor observations and feedback to submit final recommendations on whether the pilot scheme should become a long-term policy for future summers.