UAE: First public holiday for 2022 announced; residents to get long weekend for New Year

UAE residents will begin New Year 2022 with a two-day break. If you count New Year's Eve, which is a Friday, that's a three-day break.

The country's Federal Authority for Government Human Resources officially announced the New Year holiday on Sunday.

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According to the authority, Saturday, January 1, is an official holiday for federal government staff.

Starting January 1, 2022, the country will transition into a four-and-a-half-day workweek, with Saturday, Sunday and Friday half-day forming the new weekend.

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December 31 is a Friday this year. Since it's still in 2021, the day would be an official holiday. Saturday, January 1, is a holiday as well. Because the new workweek takes effect from the New Year, Sunday, January 2, is a holiday, too.

That means government workers and some private sector employees will get three days off: December 31, January 1 and January 2.