GCC Payroll Cut-Off Dates — Working Week Differences and What They Mean

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The UAE moved to a Monday–Friday working week in January 2022, while Saudi Arabia and most other GCC countries continue to operate on a Sunday–Thursday week. This misalignment means there are only four overlapping working days each week across the region, and GCC-wide payroll cut-off calendars that were built before 2022 routinely miss bank processing windows in at least one country every month.

UAE runs Monday–Friday. Saudi runs Sunday–Thursday. How working week differences affect payroll cut-offs across multi-country GCC operations.

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