Gratuity for Part-Time Workers in the UAE: How It Is Calculated

Part-time workers in the UAE are not left out of end of service gratuity, but their amount is scaled down to match their hours.

What the law says

Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 covers full-time workers. Article 52 leaves the rules for other work models to the Executive Regulations. Article 30 of the Executive Regulations (Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022) then sets them for workers on a part-time or employment-sharing model.

The formula

1. Take the annual working hours in the part-time contract and divide by the annual working hours of a full-time contract, then multiply by 100. This gives a percentage.
2. Work out the gratuity the same way as a full-time worker, using the UAE gratuity formula.
3. Multiply that full-time figure by the percentage.

Example

A worker has a part-time contract for 50% of full-time hours, earns a basic salary of AED 8,000 a month, and has served 5 years.

• Full-time gratuity: 5 × 21 = 105 days × (8,000 ÷ 30) = AED 28,000
• Part-time share: 50%
• Gratuity: AED 14,000

You can get the full-time figure from the gratuity calculator and apply the percentage yourself, since the calculator is for full-time workers.

Who gets nothing

Under Article 30, end of service pay does not apply to workers on a temporary employment model, or to anyone whose duration is less than a year.

Notes

• Use your contract’s actual annual hours. Your employer’s records may show them.
• The other rules still apply: basic wage only, parts of a year in proportion, unpaid absence excluded, and the two-year cap.
• Part-time workers also earn annual leave in proportion to hours worked, with a minimum of five working days a year (Executive Regulations, Article 18).

Official text: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 · Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022

Checked against the official text on 1 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.