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Discuss this article (6 Comments)Eid holiday announced
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Monday, 03 December 2007
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Qatar on Sunday announced the Eid Al Adha holiday will begin on December 19, giving employees an extra five days off work.
Employees are to return to work on December 26, according to a circular issued by the Cabinet Secretariat.
Qatar is the first Gulf state to announce when public holidays for Eid Al Adha will fall.
Eid Al-Adha lasts for days and starts on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar.
This year Eid Al-Adha is expected to start on December 20, but this date may vary slightly depending on when the crescent moon is sited.
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Eid holidays
Posted by JD, Dubai, UAE on Monday 10 December 2007 at 10:57 UAE time
Winge winge winge.. to all you moaners.. so what if Eid falls on a weekend, just be grateful that you at least get a long weekend. If it falls on a weekend try and get some sort of compensation from your employers, but as they say, if you don’t ask you don't get.
Posted by JD, Dubai, UAE on Monday 10 December 2007 at 10:57 UAE time
Winge winge winge.. to all you moaners.. so what if Eid falls on a weekend, just be grateful that you at least get a long weekend. If it falls on a weekend try and get some sort of compensation from your employers, but as they say, if you don’t ask you don't get.
Compensate Eid days
Posted by AA, Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday 10 December 2007 at 07:54 UAE time
If Eid days fall on our regular weekends it makes sense to compensate these days with equal number of days. If Eid falls on 20th or 21st we are done! And if you have any travel plans out of the country you might as well scrap them.
Posted by AA, Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday 10 December 2007 at 07:54 UAE time
If Eid days fall on our regular weekends it makes sense to compensate these days with equal number of days. If Eid falls on 20th or 21st we are done! And if you have any travel plans out of the country you might as well scrap them.
Eid Holidays
Posted by Arun, Abudhabi, UAE on Sunday 9 December 2007 at 18:06 UAE time
Good for people working in the government sector. They are having holidays up to THE NEW YEAR... Why though is there discrimination Between Private Sector and the Public Sector?
Posted by Arun, Abudhabi, UAE on Sunday 9 December 2007 at 18:06 UAE time
Good for people working in the government sector. They are having holidays up to THE NEW YEAR... Why though is there discrimination Between Private Sector and the Public Sector?
EID holiday
Posted by CarolineT, Dubai, UAE on Thursday 6 December 2007 at 15:35 UAE time
There is little wonder that Emiratis do not chose to work in the private sector: why give up all the government holidays, which the private sector never benefit from?
Posted by CarolineT, Dubai, UAE on Thursday 6 December 2007 at 15:35 UAE time
There is little wonder that Emiratis do not chose to work in the private sector: why give up all the government holidays, which the private sector never benefit from?
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