Home GCC UAE UAE confirms January 1 as public holiday for New Year However, with January 1 falling on a Friday, workers in the country will not get an additional day off by Staff writer December 29, 2020 The UAE has confirmed that January 1, 2021 will be a public holiday in the country. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation on Tuesday announced that all public and private sector employees will get a day off to mark the New Year. However, with January 1 falling on a Friday, most workers will not get an additional day off. HE Nasser Bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Friday, January 1, 2021, will be a paid holiday for all private-sector establishments, on the occasion of New Year, as per the decision of the UAE Cabinet on official holidays for 2021. pic.twitter.com/nKK730khjs — MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) December 29, 2020 The UAE recently released a full list of public holidays for public and private sectors in 2021. Holidays for 2021: January 1: New Year’s Day Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3: Eid Al Fitr [Likely to fall from May 11-15] Zul Hijjah 9: Arafat Day [Likely to fall on July 19] Zul Hijjah 10-12: Eid Al Adha [Likely to fall from July 20-22] August 12: Islamic New Year October 21: Prophet Mohammed’s birthday December 1: Commemoration Day December 2-3: National Day Read: UAE announces list of public holidays for 2021 and 2022 Tags 2021 new year News public holiday UAE 0 Comments You might also like UAE leaders mourn passing of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed UAE announces remote work for public sector workers, MoHRE advises flexible work for private sector Supermarket chain Spinneys’ $375m IPO draws orders worth $19bn UAE central bank’s foreign assets up Dhs203bn in February 2024