Methodology
Every rule our calculators apply, country by country, generated from the same file the calculation engine uses.
General rules
- Service is counted in days, including the first and last day, then divided by 365 to give years; part-years count pro rata.
- Unpaid leave or absence days you enter are deducted from service.
- Amounts are shown rounded to two decimals.
- Resignation thresholds (such as two, five and ten years in Saudi Arabia) are measured in calendar years, as the law states them.
United Arab Emirates
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021
- End-of-service gratuity (Article 51)
- 21 days’ wage for each of years 1–5, then 30 days’ wage for each year after 5, capped at 24 months’ wage; minimum 1 year.
- Wage used
- Last basic wage (allowances excluded)
- If you resign
- Full, no reduction
- Overtime (Article 19)
- +25% · night +50% · rest day +50%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 30 ÷ daily hours (Basic wage)
- Annual leave (Article 29)
- 30 days; day's pay = wage ÷ 30
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Labor Law (Royal Decree M/51), as amended in 2025
- End-of-service gratuity (Articles 84 and 85)
- Half a month’s wage for each of years 1–5, then one month’s wage for each year after 5.
- Wage used
- Last actual wage: basic plus allowances
- If you resign (Article 85)
- 0–2 yrs: 0 · 2–5 yrs: ⅓ · 5–10 yrs: ⅔ · 10+ yrs: full
- Overtime (Article 107)
- +50%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 30 ÷ daily hours (Full hourly wage plus 50% of the basic hourly wage)
- Annual leave (Article 109)
- 21 days, 30 after 5 years; day's pay = wage ÷ 30
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Qatar
Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, as amended by Law No. 9 of 2026
- End-of-service gratuity (Article 54)
- 21 days’ wage per year of service; minimum 1 year.
- Wage used
- Last basic wage
- If you resign
- Full, no reduction
- Overtime (Articles 74 and 75)
- +25% · night +50% · rest day +150%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 30 ÷ daily hours (Basic wage)
- Annual leave (Article 79)
- 21 days, 28 after 5 years; day's pay = wage ÷ 30
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Kuwait
Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, as amended
- End-of-service gratuity (Articles 51 to 53)
- 15 days’ wage for each of years 1–5, then one month’s wage for each year after 5, capped at 18 months’ wage. Day's wage = wage ÷ 26.
- Wage used
- Last full wage: basic plus regular allowances
- If you resign (Article 53)
- 0–3 yrs: 0 · 3–5 yrs: ½ · 5–10 yrs: ⅔ · 10+ yrs: full
- Overtime (Articles 66 to 68)
- +25% · rest day +50%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 26 ÷ daily hours (Full wage)
- Annual leave (Article 70)
- 30 working days; day's pay = wage ÷ 26
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Oman
Labour Law, Royal Decree 53/2023
- End-of-service gratuity (Article 61)
- One month’s wage per year of service.
- Wage used
- Last basic wage including periodic allowance
- If you resign
- Full, no reduction
- Overtime (Article 71)
- +25% · night +50% · rest day +100%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 30 ÷ daily hours (Basic wage)
- Annual leave (Article 78)
- 30 days; day's pay = wage ÷ 30
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Bahrain
Labour Law for the Private Sector, Law No. 36 of 2012
- End-of-service gratuity (Article 116)
- Half a month’s wage for each of years 1–3, then one month’s wage for each year after 3.
- Wage used
- Last basic wage plus social allowance
- If you resign
- Full, no reduction
- Overtime (Articles 54 and 57)
- +25% · night +50% · rest day +150%; hourly wage = wage ÷ 30 ÷ daily hours (Wage)
- Annual leave (Article 58)
- 30 days; day's pay = wage ÷ 30
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