UAE to have 2 and half day weekend starting January 2022
Four and half day working week model
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday its official workweek will move to Monday to Friday, a major change that brings the Islamic nation that is home to major financial institutions in line with Western schedules.
The decision, which is to take effect next month, makes the Gulf Arab state, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, one of the few places in the Middle East to operate on Western hours instead of on a Sunday through Thursday working week.
Government employees would work a half-day on Friday, the traditional Muslim holy day, and then take Saturday and Sunday off, the announcement said.
The government shift likely will see private industry and schools follow suit, as they did in 2006, when the week changed from Saturday to Wednesday an Islamic workweek followed in some Muslim countries, such as Iran and Afghanistan.
The Emirati government hailed the decision as making it the first nation in the world to introduce a national working week shorter than the global five-day week a reference to Friday becoming only a half-day workday.
The extended weekend comes as part of the UAE's government efforts to boost work-life balance and enhance social wellbeing, the statement added.
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Padubidri: Two held in fake gold scam; ornaments seized
Udupi: Police have arrested two persons in connection with a fake gold fraud case reported under the jurisdiction of Padubidri police station.
The accused have been identified as Kavya (32) from Buduganahalli in Tumakuru district and Venkatesh (42) from Santhebennur taluk in Davangere district. Police have seized 7.61 grams of gold ornaments and Rs 6,000 in cash from them.
According to police, the incident occurred on January 13, when Bassamma was walking near the old post office in Padubidri. A man and woman approached her and showed a gold chain with a Lakshmi pendant, claiming they were in urgent need of money.
Believing their claim, Bassamma handed over her gold ornaments worth Rs 1.50 lakh along with Rs 6,000 in cash in exchange for the chain.
However, when she later got the chain checked at a jewellery shop, she found it to be fake. By the time she returned to the spot, the accused had fled.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered, and police launched an investigation.
The arrests were made under the supervision of Udupi SP Hariram Shankar and Additional SP Sudhakar S. Naik, with a team of police officers executing the operation. Further investigation is underway.
