Administrational Departments
Each administrational colleague is required to work an average of 10 hours and 17 minutes per day in order to avail of the 8 days off per month. The accumulated number of working hours is equivalent of 21 working days within 8 days off in 4 weeks.
Public Holidays
All colleagues are entitled to Public Holidays granted by the Ministry of Labour for the private sector. These are normally 10 days per year.
In the UAE the Public Holidays are:
Hijra New Year
: 1 day (varies)
Christian New Year
: 1 day (1 January) : 2 days (varies) : 3 days (varies) : 1 day (varies) : 1 day (2 December)
Eid Al Fitr
Eid Al Adha & Waqfa Day Birthday of the Prophet
National Day
Lailat al Isra Wal Miraj
: 1 day (varies)
Should a colleague be required to work on his / her rest day or Public Holiday, is under obligation to co-operate and an alternative rest day or Public Holiday will be given in lieu thereof. If overtime payment is decided, payment will be at the rate of 1.5 times your hourly basic pay per hour worked. Public holidays should be cleared either one-month prior or one-month after the stipulated date otherwise the public holiday shall be forfeited. Any exception will need the written approval from General Manager.
Annual Leave
On completion of 12 months continuous service, colleague ’ s is entitled to 30 calendar days of annual leave per year. Annual leave may be calculated at 2 days for every month of service if the colleague has completed more than 3 months but less than one year. Colleagues on probationary period are not eligible to take annual leave until successful completion of the probation period.
During employment, the Hotel could ask colleagues to take leave based on operational needs.
Maternity Leave
In accordance with the UAE Labour Law, female colleagues are entitled to maternity leave with full pay for a period of 45 days including the time before and after delivery, provided that her continuous period of service is not less than one year. If the female colleague has not completed the said period, the maternity leave shall be with half pay.
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