Saudi Arabia: Private sector workers to get 4-day Eid Al Adha holiday
Holiday starts on June 5 marking Arafat Day
Cairo: Employees of the private and non-profit sectors in Saudi Arabia will get four days as holiday to mark the upcoming Eid Al Adha festival, the kingdom’s labour authorities have said.
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources said the holiday for these workers will start on Thursday, June 5, the Arafat Day marking the peak of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on the ninth of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul Hijjah.
The ministry stressed the need for employers to take into account the overlapping cases stipulated in the executive regulations of the Saudi labour law to ensure that the holiday is implemented in line with the rules.
The Saudi Supreme Court Tuesday evening confirmed the sighting of the moon for the start of Dhul Hijjah, the month during which the Hajj is performed in and around the holy city of Mecca. Accordingly, this year’s Eid Al Adha will begin on June 6.
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