How we calculate
Service length is counted from your joining date to your last working day, both included, minus any unpaid leave. A year is 365 days and part years are paid pro rata. The daily wage is your monthly wage divided by the divisor used in each country.
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 51. Daily wage = monthly ÷ 30. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- You must complete at least 1 year of continuous service.
- 21 days of basic salary for each of the first 5 years.
- 30 days of basic salary for each year after 5 years.
- Part years are paid pro rata. Days of unpaid absence are not counted.
- Total gratuity cannot exceed 2 years (24 months) of basic salary.
- Since February 2022 there is no reduction for resigning. You get the same gratuity whether you resign or are terminated (unless dismissed under Article 44).
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Labor Law, Articles 84, 85 and 87 (as amended, in force 19 Feb 2025). Daily wage = monthly ÷ 30. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- Half a month's wage for each of the first 5 years.
- One full month's wage for each year after 5 years.
- Part years are paid pro rata.
- Calculated on your last wage. There is no upper cap.
- If you resign: under 2 years you get nothing, 2 to 5 years one third, 5 to 10 years two thirds, 10+ years the full award. Article 87 exceptions (force majeure, or a woman resigning within 6 months of marriage or 3 months of childbirth) get the full award.
🇶🇦 Qatar
Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, Article 54. Daily wage = monthly ÷ 30. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- You must complete at least 1 year of service.
- At least 3 weeks (21 days) of basic salary for each year of service.
- Part years are paid pro rata.
- Your contract may give more than this, never less.
- There is no legal reduction for resigning. After 1 year you get gratuity whether you resign or are terminated.
🇰🇼 Kuwait
Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Articles 51 and 53. Daily wage = monthly ÷ 26. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- For monthly-paid workers: 15 days' pay for each of the first 5 years.
- One month (30 days') pay for each year after 5 years.
- Daily pay = monthly salary ÷ 26. Part years are paid pro rata.
- Total indemnity cannot exceed 1.5 years (18 months) of pay.
- If you resign: under 3 years nothing, 3 to 5 years half, 5 to 10 years two thirds, 10+ years the full indemnity. A woman resigning within 1 year of marriage gets the full amount.
🇴🇲 Oman
Labour Law (Royal Decree 53/2023), in force 31 July 2023. Daily wage = monthly ÷ 30. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- Service from 31 July 2023: one month (30 days) of basic salary per year, pro rata, with no minimum service.
- Service before 31 July 2023 (old law): 15 days per year for the first 3 years, then 30 days per year.
- If your service spans both periods, each part is calculated under its own rule.
- There is no reduction for resigning. You get gratuity whether you resign or are terminated.
🇧🇭 Bahrain
Labour Law No. 36 of 2012, Article 116, and the SIO gratuity system from 1 March 2024. Daily wage = monthly ÷ 30. Last checked 5 October 2026.
- Service before 1 March 2024: half a month's wage per year for the first 3 years, then one month per year. Paid by your employer.
- Service from 1 March 2024: your employer pays monthly contributions to SIO (4.2% of wage in your first 3 years of service, 8.4% after). SIO pays you this part.
- Part years are paid pro rata.
- There is no reduction for resigning under the current system.
Keeping it current
Laws change. We review every country's rules at least once a year and whenever a ministry announces an amendment. The date we last checked each country is shown above.