Question : Which of the following country has recently(December 2021) become first country to transition to 4-and-half day work week ?
a. UAE
b. Kuwait
c. Qatar
d. Bahrain
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- The United Arab Emirates on December 7 announced to change its existing five-day workweek to a four-and-a-half day starting January 1, becoming the world’s first country to make the employee-friendly transition as part of its efforts to improve productivity and work-life balance.
- 4-and-half day work week culture will first be implemented in all federal government entities; schools, colleges and private institutions are expected to follow suit.
- The new system will ensure smooth financial, trade and economic transactions with countries that follow a Saturday/Sunday weekend, facilitating stronger international business links and opportunities for thousands of UAE-based and multinational companies.
- The move will also bring the UAE’s financial sector into closer alignment with global real-time trading and communications-based transactions such as those driving global stock markets, banks and financial institutions.