<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/10/10/uae-private-sector-holiday-confirmed-for-prophets-birthday/" target="_blank">Last week’s public holiday </a>may now seem like a distant memory, but luckily there is not that long to wait until the next ones. Because in a little over three weeks’ time – at the start of December – employees across the country will receive three days off, which will stretch to four for many, to celebrate the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/2021/03/16/uae-golden-jubilee/" target="_blank">UAE's Golden Jubilee</a>. According to the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/uae-public-holidays-for-2021-and-2022-announced-by-cabinet-1.1131409" target="_blank">calendar of holidays approved by the government</a>, the first three days of the month will be paid holidays for both the public and private sectors. The break begins with a public holiday on Wednesday, December 1, to mark <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/commemoration-day-uae-leaders-pay-tribute-to-the-nation-s-heroes-1.1119789">Commemoration Day</a>, which remembers those who lost their lives serving their country. It is immediately followed by a further two days off to celebrate the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/10/13/uae-leaders-mark-50-day-countdown-to-uaes-golden-jubilee-celebrations/" target="_blank">country’s 50th birthday</a>, on December 2 and December 3. As December 3 is a Friday, many people may already be off that day. Many employees will have a total of four days off, as December 4 is a Saturday. The Golden Jubilee celebration, which will be marked by events across the country, will be the final public holiday of 2021. Although 2022 begins with a public holiday on <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/new-year-s-day-will-be-a-holiday-for-private-sector-workers-1.1136769">January 1</a>, many will not receive the benefit, as it falls on a Saturday, when a lot of people will already be off.