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阿聯酋明年元旦起每周工作4天半 開全球先河
08 Dec 2021

 

當香港大部分打工仔每周工作5天甚至6天之際,中東國家阿聯酋決定明年元日起,將政府部門的每周上班日縮短為4天半,成為全球第一個每周上班天數短於5天的國家。

阿聯酋原本規定每周的周五和周六是一周的休息日,不過自明年1月1日起,每周的休息日將會改為周六及周日,加上周五在絕大多數伊斯蘭國家原本屬於假日,穆斯林每逢周五下午要到清真寺聚禮參拜。所以在新措施以下,上班日將改為周一至周五,其中周五工作僅限上半天,下半天休假,有關安排也適用於學校。


阿聯酋人力資源暨酋長國部長Abdulrahman al-Awar表示,每家公司可依照各自安排員工上班和休息的日子,但全國有一致的共識,就是新制度實施後,周五的工作時間會在正午結束。

阿聯酋將休息日改為周六及周日,與歐亞國家睇齊,受民眾歡迎。在杜拜從事資訊業的Manoj說,由於公司服務的客戶分布於世界各地,以往阿聯酋周五不上班,海外客戶則周日不開工,中間會有長達三天的落差,認為新措施是很大進步。解決與海外客戶步調不一致的問題。在金融業工作的Monica則說:「周末多了周五下半天,讓我們有更多時間與家人相處。」網絡亦有不少民眾讚賞阿聯酋政府的新措施,形容是德政。

經濟學者認為,當地的私人企業相信會跟隨政府部門的做法,而且與歐亞國家同步亦有助吸引外國投資者;但每周上班天數縮短,需要觀測是否減少生產力,如需要將部分工作外判,就會增加成本負擔。

 

資料來源:星島日報

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