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The legal workweek (in the UK called the working week) varies from nation to nation. The weekend is a part of the week usually lasting one or two days in which most paid workers do not work.

Around the world

Muslim world

In Muslim-majority countries the legal work week in the Middle East is typically either Saturday through Wednesday (as in Algeria^[1] and Saudi Arabia^[2]), Saturday through Thursday (as in Iran^{[3] [4]}) or Sunday through Thursday (as in Egypt^[5], Syria^[6], United Arab Emirates^{[7] [8]})

Israel

For most Israelis, the workweek begins on Sunday and ends on Thursday or Friday at noon^[9] to accommodate the Jewish Sabbath which begins Friday night.

Weekends for students

Many colleges and universities afford students the opportunity to choose classes scheduled Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday, giving the students an extra weekend day on Friday. Many college students take advantage of this trend and go out to bars and nightclubs on Thursday nights leading to the phrase "Thursday is the new Friday." Such as Camel Thursdays in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.^[10]

See also

Organized Labour portal

• Working time - how much time people spend working in a day, week, or year
• Feria
• Labour and employment law
• Long weekend
• Waiting for the Weekend
• Weekend Warrior
• Work-life balance

References

External links

• Compilation of holidays and weekends in various countries