Saudi Arabia is reviewing the opportunity of implementing a
three-day weekend to shorten the work week, the Kingdom’s Ministry
of Human Resources and Social Development stated, in line with native
media experiences, Trend experiences citing Al
Arabiya.
In response to an inquiry on social media, the ministry’s
Twitter help account stated that it’s at the moment finding out the work
system and reviewing the opportunity of extending the weekend from
two days to a few days.
The potential change is being reviewed as a part of the ministry’s
periodic evaluation during which consultants will analyze methods to extend
job creation and enhance the attractiveness of the job marketplace for
native and worldwide investments.
A draft of a shorter work week has additionally been despatched out via
the nation’s survey platform for public session, the ministry
added.
If carried out, Saudi Arabia could be the second Arab nation to
implement shorter work weeks after the United Arab Emirates.
On January 1, 2022, the UAE launched a shorter week and moved
its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday. Under the brand new
reforms, the working hours for public sector staff and colleges
are solely till midday on Fridays.
In the UAE’s Sharjah, staff get a three-day weekend that
consists of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Somewhat over a yr after the implementation of a four-day work
week in Sharjah, a authorities examine discovered that there was a 90
p.c rise within the job efficiency, happiness, and psychological well being
of staff.
Among staff who labored shorter weeks, the examine discovered a 90
p.c improve in job satisfaction with 84 p.c of respondents
saying the brand new reforms helped them obtain a work-life steadiness.
The transfer to cut back the work week has been hailed globally because the
way forward for work-life steadiness and elevated productiveness.
