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End-of-service gratuity and final settlement

For private sector employees in the UAE. Enter your basic salary and how long you worked, and see what the Labour Law gives you. Then add your other dues below for the full final settlement.

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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Final settlement: your other dues

Your gratuity from above is included. Add what else you are owed and what you owe. Leave a box empty if it does not apply.

Total monthly wage (optional) AED Basic salary plus cash allowances (housing, transport and so on). Used for notice pay and last salary days. Empty means the basic salary above.

Unused annual leave days Unpaid salary days in the last month

Leave is paid at the basic wage. Salary days are paid at the full wage. Notice days you were not allowed to work If your employer ended the contract without the notice period (30 to 90 days in your contract), you are owed your full wage for the notice days, or for the part that was left. If you worked your notice, enter 0: those days are already your salary.

Return air ticketAED Other duesAED

Ticket: the value of the flight home, if your contract or the law gives it to you. Other dues: for example unpaid overtime, commission or bonuses you are owed. Deductions you owe the employer AED Salary advances, loans from the employer, or notice pay if you left without serving your notice. These are taken off the total.

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.

Unused leave is paid

When you leave, every unused annual leave day is paid in cash at your basic wage, however many days there are.

Notice: 30 to 90 days

Your notice period is in your contract, between 30 and 90 days. If one side skips it, that side owes the other the full wage for the notice days not given.

Ticket home

The employer pays your return to where you were recruited from, unless you join another employer or you caused the contract to end.

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 13(12) (cost of returning the worker home), Article 25 (deductions from wages), Article 29(9) (unused annual leave paid on leaving), Article 43 (notice period of 30 to 90 days, notice allowance at the full last wage), Article 51(7) (deductions from the gratuity), Article 53 (wages and all dues within 14 days of the end of the contract) and Article 67 (a month counts as 30 days), 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. Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (Executive Regulation), Article 19(2): unused leave on leaving is paid on the basic salary. Covers the private sector under federal law only; free zones such as DIFC and ADGM have their own rules, and government jobs differ. Last checked: 27 Oct 2026.