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UAE end-of-service gratuity calculator

Type your first and last day of work and your last basic monthly wage, and see the gratuity Article 51 of the Labour Law gives, counted the way Zyntra OS payroll counts it.

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For a worker in the private sector under the UAE's Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021).

Figures as of 2026.

Source: UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 51 — the rule Zyntra OS payroll works an end-of-service settlement with.

A day's wage is the monthly basic wage divided by 30. A year is 365 days of service, the first and the last day both counted, and part of a year counts for its share. A resignation does not reduce the gratuity.

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How it is counted

Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 gives 21 days' basic wage for each of the first five years of service and 30 days' basic wage for each year after.

Nothing is owed under one year of service; part of a year counts for its share; the gratuity is never more than two years' wage, and a resignation does not reduce it.

A day's wage is the monthly basic wage divided by 30, and the service is counted in days divided by 365. This is how Zyntra OS payroll works out an end-of-service settlement.

End of service, counted on every payslip

Zyntra OS payroll sets the end-of-service award aside each month and works out the settlement on the day a person leaves, by the law your company chose.

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Questions and answers

How is gratuity counted in the UAE?

21 days' basic wage for each of the first five years and 30 days' basic wage for each year after (Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021).

Is gratuity owed under one year of service?

No. Article 51 gives a gratuity from one full year of service.

Is there a most the gratuity can reach?

Yes. It is never more than two years' wage.

Does resigning reduce the gratuity?

No. Under Article 51 a resignation does not reduce it.

Which wage is it counted on?

The last basic wage, without allowances. A day's wage is the monthly basic wage divided by 30.

Is this the amount my employer must pay?

It is an estimate by Article 51, not legal advice. Your contract, your records and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation have the last word.