Private sector employees get long weekend for UAE National Day 2017

The holiday will begin on Thursday, November 30, with work resuming on Sunday, December 3

Private sector employees will have a three-day weekend next week to celebrate the UAE's 46th National Day.

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that the holiday will begin on Thursday, November 30, with work resuming on Sunday, December 3.

Last week, the UAE government said public sector employees would be off from November 30 to December 3, resuming work on Monday, December 4.

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Updated: November 22, 2017, 8:16 AM