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Gratuity calculation for termination before one year of service
I am a teacher and I worked in one of the schools in Sharjah.
I want to ask about my gratuity if I am eligible to it or no. I started school on the 3rd of September 2018 and my service ended on 11 July 2019.
Dear Questioner,
Thank you for contacting us.
There are two types of contracts, limited and unlimited. You have not mentioned your contract type.
As mentioned above, you have just completed 10 months of your service. Basically, less than one year service is not eligible to get gratuity.
To better understand the situation, just go through the provision of the UAE law mentioned as follows:
Calculations for a limited contract gratuity pay
Less than 1 year of service:
Leaving work before completing one (1) year of service means that you are not entitled to any gratuity pay or final settlement.
Between 1 year and 5 years of service:
The employee is entitled to full gratuity pay based on 21 days salary for each year of work.
5 or more years of service:
The employee is entitled to full gratuity pay based on 30 days salary for each year of work.
Calculations for Unlimited Contract gratuity pay
Less than 1 year of service:
Not entitled to any gratuity pay.
Between 1 year and 3 years of service:
The employee is entitled to one third (1/3) of the 21-days gratuity pay.
Between 3 years and 5 years of service
The employee is entitled to two thirds (2/3) of the 21-days gratuity pay.
5 or more years of service
The employee is entitled to full 21-days gratuity pay.
I trust you find this helpful. For further clarification or assistance, please contact us on tel.
Regards.
