Private sector workers will have four days off for Eid Al Fitr this year, according to a circular from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The holiday begins on Ramadan 29, or Monday, June 3, and ends Shawwal 3 - which will be either Thursday, June 6, or Friday, June 7, depending on the length of the holy month. The UAE's moon-sighting committee will announce the length of Ramadan closer to the time. The holiday is a day less than <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/eid-al-fitr-2019-holiday-uae-public-sector-to-have-week-off-1.866391">public sector workers</a> will have. Government workers will have a week off beginning Sunday, June 2, and ending Thursday, June 6, according to the UAE Cabinet. This year, the UAE Cabinet <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-public-and-private-sector-holidays-unified-by-cabinet-1.833441">unified the number of holidays for public and private sector</a> workers. Previously, the public sector would enjoy more days off than private company employees. The UAE Cabinet decree gave both sectors a total of 14 days off a year. _______________
