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UAE gratuity calculator
Your end of service gratuity under the UAE Labour Law, worked out as you type. Enter your basic salary and how long you've worked, and every line of the sum shows below.
- Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021
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Work out your gratuity
Full-time, private sector
1Monthly basic salaryAED
2How long you worked
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Housing, transport and other allowances in your contract. They count towards the cap only.
Your estimated gratuity
AED28,000
Your gratuity, line by line
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Estimated gratuity: AED 28,000.00
How it was worked out
Daily basic wage (basic ÷ 30)AED 333.33
Days earned, first 5 years84 days
Total days84 days
GratuityAED 28,000.00
An estimate under Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 for full-time employees in the UAE private sector: 21 days' basic wage for each of the first five years of service and 30 days for each year after, capped at two years' wage. Your contract, unpaid periods and any money you owe your employer can change the figure. This is not legal advice.
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How your UAE gratuity is worked out
Gratuity is the end of service pay the law gives a full-time employee in the UAE private sector after at least one year of continuous service. It is worked out on your last basic salary, in three steps.
- 01Your daily basic wage is your monthly basic salary divided by 30.
- 02You earn 21 days of that wage for each of your first five years, and 30 days for each year after that. Once you have a full year, a part year counts in proportion.
- 03The total can't be more than two years' wage.
Two worked examples
On a basic salary of AED 10,000 after 4 years, your daily wage is AED 333.33. You have earned 84 days, so your gratuity is AED 28,000.
On AED 15,000 after 7 years, the daily wage is AED 500: 105 days for the first five years and 60 days for the years after, 165 days in all, so the gratuity is AED 82,500.
Basic salary, not your whole package
Only the basic salary in your contract counts. Housing, transport and other allowances are left out, so a package that is mostly allowances gives a smaller gratuity than its total suggests.
Resigning or dismissed, the figure is the same
Under the 2021 law the formula is the same whether you resign or your employer ends the contract, and the old reductions for resigning are gone. Even a dismissal without notice under Article 44 keeps your gratuity. Your employer can deduct money you owe them, such as a loan, before paying it.
Unpaid leave and part-time work
Days of unpaid leave or unpaid absence don't count as service. Part-time employees earn gratuity in proportion to their contracted hours, under Article 30 of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022.
When it must be paid
Your employer must pay your gratuity, with everything else you're owed, within 14 days of your contract ending.
Abu Dhabi, the other emirates and UAE nationals
Private-sector gratuity follows the same federal law in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and every other emirate. UAE and GCC nationals build a pension through GPSSA or the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund instead. Employees in DIFC and ADGM work under those centres' own employment rules, so their end of service is worked out differently.
Started before February 2022?
The current law took effect on 2 February 2022. If you were on an unlimited contract before then, your employer may work out that earlier service under the old law, Federal Law No. 8 of 1980, which could reduce it if you resign. This calculator applies the current law to your whole service, so send us your dates and we'll check how they split.
If your employer uses the savings scheme
Employers can choose to join the UAE's optional end of service savings scheme and pay into it every month. If yours has, your end of service for the time it covers comes from that scheme rather than from this formula.
UAE gratuity questions, answered
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How is gratuity calculated in the UAE?
On your last basic salary: 21 days' basic wage for each of your first five years of service, then 30 days for each year after, from a daily wage of your basic salary divided by 30. The total is capped at two years' wage, and you need at least one year of continuous service.
Do I get gratuity if I resign?
Yes, once you have completed a year of continuous service. Under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 a resignation pays the same gratuity as a termination; the old reductions of a third or two thirds no longer apply.
Do I lose my gratuity if I'm dismissed?
No. Even a dismissal without notice under Article 44 keeps your gratuity under the 2021 law. Your employer can deduct money you owe them, such as an advance or a loan, from it.
Is gratuity paid on basic or gross salary?
Basic. It is worked out on the last basic salary in your contract, without housing, transport or other allowances.
Is there a maximum gratuity?
Yes. However long you have worked, the total can't be more than two years' wage.
When does my employer have to pay it?
Within 14 days of your contract ending, together with everything else you are owed.
Does unpaid leave reduce my gratuity?
Yes. Days of unpaid leave or unpaid absence are not counted as service, so they come off your service before the gratuity is worked out.
Do UAE nationals get gratuity?
No. UAE and GCC nationals in the private sector build a pension through GPSSA or the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund instead of gratuity.
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