End-of-service gratuity calculator for the UAE
Gratuity, unused annual leave pay and overtime for employees in the UAE private sector, worked out from Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021. Each result shows the article behind it and the date it was checked. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Calculators
- End-of-service gratuityGratuity calculator: from start and end dates or years of service, with the working shown
- Annual leave payPay for unused annual leave at the end of service
- Overtime payOvertime at 125%, night overtime at 150% and rest day work
- Gratuity by years of service1 to 25 years, with a table by basic wage
Guides
- How UAE end-of-service gratuity is calculated, with worked examplesArticle 51 step by step, the 2-year cap, part years and unpaid leave
- Resignation or termination: does the gratuity change under the 2021 labour law?What the 2021 labour law says about the reason the contract ends
- Free zone staff: DIFC, ADGM and the mainland gratuity ruleWhy DIFC and ADGM staff may follow a different rule
Key rules at a glance
| Gratuity, each of the first 5 years (Article 51) | 21 days of basic wage |
| Gratuity, each year after 5 years | 30 days of basic wage |
| Gratuity cap | 2 years of wage (reached after 25.5 years) |
| Minimum service for a gratuity | 1 year, continuous |
| Annual leave (Article 29) | 30 days a year, 2 days a month from 6 to 12 months |
| Overtime (Article 19) | basic wage plus 25%, plus 50% from 10 pm to 4 am |
| Notice period (Article 43) | 30 to 90 days |
| Payment of dues after the contract ends (Article 53) | within 14 days |
These are the mainland private sector rules for foreign workers. UAE nationals are under the pension legislation, and DIFC, ADGM and other free zones have their own rules. The day's wage is the monthly basic wage divided by 30, which is a convention of this site. Every value, its source and the date it was checked is on Sources and rates.