Is Sunday off in Dubai?

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend as employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first-ever working Friday.

Is Sunday a working day in Dubai?

The country's longstanding Sunday to Thursday work week was officially dropped on Jan. 1. Government employees now work from Monday to Thursday with a flexible half day on Friday, which has long been a sacred day for worshippers of Islam. Friday sermons and prayers, previously held at noon, are now held after 1:15 p.m.

Is Sunday not a holiday in Dubai?

Sunday is a working day. Whereas Friday and Saturday is the weekend days. But some private sectors are open for business on Saturday.