Outdoor workers in UAE get extended break for summer heat
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
DUBAI, May 24 (AFP): The summer midday break for outdoor workers in the United Arab Emirates has been extended by a month, according to a ministerial decree published yesterday by the official WAM news agency.
The break from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm because of soaring temperatures which can reach 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) at the height of summer will now be marked from mid-June to mid- September, the labour ministry decree said.
The break from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm because of soaring temperatures which can reach 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) at the height of summer will now be marked from mid-June to mid- September, the labour ministry decree said.