The UAE Labour Law (Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021) together with UAE Cabinet Resolution No.1 of 2022 (the UAE Labour Law) applies to all companies and employees in the private sector in the UAE, (except for those working within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)).
Under the UAE Labour Law, working hours must generally not exceed eight hours per day or 48 hours per week, over a six-day working week; however, working hours can be increased to a maximum of 10 hours per day (the additional two hours being overtime). Overtime must not exceed two hours per day, unless the work is necessary to prevent serious loss or accident (or to eliminate or mitigate its effects.
During the holy month of Ramadan, the working hours of employees are reduced by two hours per day. The reduction in working hours applies to all employees in the private sector (excluding the DIFC and ADGM) irrespective of whether the employees are Muslim or fasting. Therefore, the maximum working hours for an employee working in the UAE during Ramadan are six hours per day or 36 hours per week (based upon a six-day working week) or 30 hours per week (based upon a five-day working week). This means that overtime charges during Ramadan should apply after the 7th hour (if there is a one-hour break for lunch), as the daily working hours of eight hours are reduced to six hours per day.
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