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Gratuity under the labour laws of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait.

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Service
7.75 years
Award before any reduction
52,534.25 SAR
End-of-service award
52,534.25 SAR

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In Saudi Arabia the end-of-service award is half a month's wage for each of the first five years and a full month for each year after (Labour Law, art. 84); someone who resigns keeps nothing under two years, a third from two to five, two thirds from five to ten, and all of it from ten (art. 85). In the UAE it is 21 days' basic wage a year for the first five years and 30 days after, after at least one year, capped at two years' wage, and resigning does not reduce it. Qatar pays at least three weeks' basic wage a year after one year; Kuwait pays 15 days a year for five years then a month a year, capped at 18 months.

The rules side by side

Saudi Arabia

Per year
½ month (years 1–5), 1 month after — on the actual wage
On resignation
<2 yrs: none · 2–5: ⅓ · 5–10: ⅔ · 10+: all
Limits
No minimum, no cap

UAE

Per year
21 days' basic (years 1–5), 30 days after
On resignation
Same as termination
Limits
1 year minimum; cap 2 years' wage

Qatar

Per year
At least 3 weeks' basic
On resignation
Same as termination
Limits
1 year minimum

Kuwait

Per year
15 days (years 1–5), 1 month after
On resignation
<3 yrs: none · 3–5: ½ · 5–10: ⅔ · 10+: all
Limits
Cap 18 months' wage

Private-sector workers, monthly paid. Free zones (DIFC, ADGM, QFC), domestic workers and dismissals for misconduct have their own rules. Fractions of a year count pro rata; a month is taken as 30 days.

Questions

Does resigning reduce end of service in the UAE?

Not under Federal Decree-Law 33 of 2021: the same formula applies whether the worker resigns or is let go, once they have a year of continuous service. The old reductions came from the 1980 law it replaced.

Which wage is used in Saudi Arabia?

The last actual wage — basic plus the fixed allowances the employee receives, such as housing — not the basic salary alone.

Does Dopave keep track of this for every employee?

Dopave's HR module has an end-of-service calculator that starts from each employee's own salary breakdown and service dates, so nobody re-types them.

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