Asia ยท Verified annual-leave guide

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates

Private-sector employees are entitled to 30 days of fully paid annual leave after one year of service; shorter service above six months accrues at two days per month.

Statutory paid annual leave30 days after 1 year (private sector)Annual-leave context
Comparable 5-day-week equivalent21.4 daysNormalized comparison value; see method below.
Official sourceVerifiedUAE Government
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How to make your leave go further

Public-holiday planning

  • National Day in early December can create useful combinations.
  • Islamic holidays can move and may be confirmed officially closer to the date, so re-check before booking travel.
  • Private-sector annual-leave rules differ from some public-sector arrangements.

Legal basis and comparison method

Private-sector employees are entitled to 30 days of fully paid annual leave after one year of service; shorter service above six months accrues at two days per month.

Normalization: For cross-country ranking, a 30-day leave period is normalized as 30 ร— 5/7 โ‰ˆ 21.4 five-day workdays.

Regional and calendar caveats

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

Official employment source: UAE Government. Open official guidance โ†—

This is a planning aid, not employment-law advice. Entitlement can depend on tenure, work pattern, sector, contract, collective agreement and regional law.

Planner

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

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