Sheikh Hamdan Approves Early Eid Salaries for Government Employees
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has ordered the early disbursement of March salaries to Dubai Government employees on March 17, ahead of Eid Al Fitr.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has directed the Department of Finance to disburse salaries to Dubai Government employees on March 17, ahead of Eid Al Fitr.
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources confirmed that public sector entities will observe a holiday from March 19 to 22, with work resuming on March 23. Private sector employees are set for a holiday from March 19 to 21, which may extend to March 22 if Ramadan completes 30 days.
Final Eid dates are subject to the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, with moon-sighting committees convening on the 29th day of Ramadan. If the crescent is sighted on March 18, Eid Al Fitr would begin on March 19.
