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The 2021 change moved the default for restaurants, not for public space generally — screening for diners was common before that date, and most of it has since come down, but the street itself was never covered by the reform. Eating or drinking while walking or sitting in public during daylight remains the same category of behaviour it was before the law changed, regardless of how relaxed restaurants have become.
The 2-hour reduction in working hours is a legal entitlement that applies across the workforce, not a courtesy some employers choose to extend, so it should show up in your schedule automatically during Ramadan rather than needing to be requested. It runs alongside the restaurant change rather than replacing any of it — shorter hours and daytime dining both being normal now does not change the expectation of discretion in public space.