Living and working in the UAE
When a UAE job ends, you are owed your gratuity, your last wages and any notice pay. Your employer has 14 days to pay all of it (Art. 53).
Your time limits
- Final pay
- Due within 14 days of the end of your contract. (Art. 53)
- Time limit to claim
- 2 years from the end of your job. MoHRE is the first stop. (Art. 54)
- ILOE
- Claim within 30 days if your employer ended the job. Resignations are not covered. (Cabinet Resolution 97/2022, Art. 9)
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The key facts at work
- Gratuity
- 21 days' basic pay a year for the first 5 years, then 30 days a year. You need 1 full year first. (Art. 51)
- If you resign
- Your gratuity stays the same. Resigning does not reduce it. (Art. 51)
Work out the exact figure with the UAE calculator on eosbcalculator.com.