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End-of-service gratuity calculator

For private sector employees in the UAE. Enter your basic salary and how long you worked, and see what the Labour Law gives you.

Basic monthly salary AED Basic salary only, as written in your contract. Leave out housing, transport and other allowances: the law counts only the basic wage.

How long did you work?

First day of work Last day of work

Days of unpaid absence (optional) Days of unpaid absence do not count as service, so they are taken off your time worked. Paid leave and sick leave on pay still count. Daily wage worked out as The law counts "days of wage" but does not spell out the daily rate. Dividing by 30 is the usual practice; some employers and courts use 365 days a year, which gives a slightly lower amount.

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How it is worked out

At least 1 year

You need at least one year of continuous service. Less than a year means no gratuity.

21, then 30 days

21 days of basic wage for each of the first 5 years, and 30 days for each year after that. Part of a year is paid in proportion.

Capped at 2 years

The total can never be more than 2 years' wage (24 months of basic salary).

Paid within 14 days

Your employer must pay your dues within 14 days of the contract ending. Money you owe the employer can be deducted.

This calculator does not cover:

Government jobs (federal or local), the armed forces and the police
UAE nationals: their end-of-service is under the pensions and social security law
Free zones with their own employment law, such as DIFC and ADGM
Domestic workers, who have a separate law
The optional end-of-service savings scheme, if your employer has joined it
Part-time work, which is scaled by your contract hours

This is an estimate, not legal advice. Check your final figure with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE).

Sources: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations (UAE Labour Law), Article 1 (basic wage excludes allowances), Article 3 (who the law does not cover), Article 51 (end-of-service gratuity: 1 year minimum, 21 and 30 days, fractions of a year, unpaid absence, last basic wage, 2-year cap) and Article 53 (14 days to pay), as published on the UAE Government portal u.ae; u.ae, "End of service benefits for workers in the private sector"; Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) guidance that unpaid leave is not counted. The law does not fix the daily-rate divisor; the ÷30 default follows common practice.