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Q: Hi,
Good morning.
Please advise how many annual leave days a person is eligible in UAE? Is it working or calendar days?
Our company is off during Friday and Saturday and I wanted to take annual leave on Thu (Dec.20) and I will rejoin on Dec. 23 (Sunday).
How many annual leave days should be deducted from me?
Another scenario, if I went for annual leave from Dec. 20 (Thu) until Dec. 23 (Sun) and will rejoin on Dec. 24, how many days should be deducted from me?
Thank you so much for your help.

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Q: One of the employees is going on annual leave from 13th November (Saturday) to 26th November (Friday). He will re-join on 27th, Nov 2021.
Friday is a weekly off-day for that employee. So how many days will get calculated for the annual leave?

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The inclusion of weekends in the calculation of the annual leave

2
Q: Hi,
This query is being posted to seek clarification on another query that I saw on this website.
Scenario 1:
A company is off on Friday and Saturday and one of its employees wants to take annual leave on Thu (Dec.20) ONLY. He will rejoin on Sunday (Dec. 23). His annual leave entitlement is 30 days per year.
Scenario 2:
He takes annual leave from Thu (Dec.20) to Sun (Dec. 23) and rejoins on Mon (Dec. 24).
As per Article 77 of the Labour law, the calculation of the duration of annual leave shall include national holidays specified by law or weekends if they fall within the annual leave.
For scenario 1, the advice from one of the lawyers was that 3 days will be deducted. How can the weekend be included in the annual leave as it doesn't fall BETWEEN or WITHIN the annual leave?
It falls after the annual leave. Moreover, the employee needs only one day's leave and if permitted, he would have worked on the following day but the company does not work on Friday and Saturday.
Thanks!


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Do weekends count in the annual leave calculation?


2
Q: Hi,
We have 30 days of annual leave.
For example, if someone takes leave from November 13, 2023, to November 17, 2023, will November 18 and 19 be included as part of the annual leave?



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If an employee takes leave on Friday, How many days will be counted as leave?




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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
What happens if an employee takes leave on Friday (and Saturday and Sunday are public holidays)?
How many days need to be counted as leave according to UAE law?





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هل يحق لي المطالبة قانونًا على حسب الراتب الفعلي؟
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