Archive · 20 Aug 2025
UAE Government Employees Granted Flexible Hours for Back-to-School
To help parents with the new school year, the UAE government is letting employees have flexible work hours on the first day of school, August 25th.
This allows parents to bring their kids to school or pick them up.
Parents with younger children can get a week of flexible hours.
Many private companies are doing the same.
UAE government employees get flexible work hours on the first day of school.
Federal ministries and entities allow flexible arrival and departure times.
Parents can use up to three hours of flexibility to take children to and from school.
Parents of nursery and kindergarten students get a week of flexible working hours.
Private companies also offer flexible working hours for employees.
- Who
- Government employees with school-age children and parents of younger children, as well as employees of some private companies.
- What
- Flexible work hours for UAE government employees and some private sector employees.
- When
- On the first day of school, August 25.
- Where
- UAE.
- Why
- To provide flexibility and help parents with school drop-off/pick-up.
- Policy
- Flexible work timings
- Start Date
- August 25
- Eligible
- Government employees
- Duration
- Up to 3 hours on the first day
- KG Parents
- Flexible hours for 1 week
