UAE Leave Salary Calculator Widget

Two different rules, kept apart: leave an employee takes during employment is paid at the full wage, allowances included, while unused leave paid out when employment ends is cash on the basic wage. Pick the mode and the widget applies the right base at a day rate of the monthly wage divided by 30.

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Article 29 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 gives at least 30 days' annual leave a year with full pay, and the worker is entitled to the wage for the leave period - the wage in the Decree-Law means basic pay plus allowances. When employment ends, Article 29(9) and Article 19(2) of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 entitle the worker to a cash equivalent of the leave balance in accordance with the basic salary. Those are two calculations with two bases, and mixing them is the commonest mistake in leave-salary figures. The widget therefore asks which case you have: leave being taken (full monthly wage / 30 x days) or unused leave on termination (basic monthly wage / 30 x days). The 30-day month comes from Article 67. It applies to private-sector employment governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021. It does not apply to employees of the DIFC or ADGM financial free zones (their own employment laws set end-of-service rules), domestic workers (a separate decree-law), federal and local government employees, or - for service after enrolment - workers their employer has enrolled in the approved alternative end-of-service savings scheme (Cabinet Resolution 96 of 2023). Ordinary free zones are covered.

Calculation method

  • Leave taken during employment: full monthly wage (basic + allowances) / 30 x leave days (Art. 29(1), 29(6); Art. 67)
  • Unused leave on termination: basic monthly wage / 30 x unused days (Art. 29(9); CR 1/2022 Art. 19(2); Art. 67)
  • Entitlement: 30 days a year; 2 days a month when service is over 6 months and under a year (Art. 29(1))

Worked examples

Leave taken

Inputs: Full salary AED 15,000; 30 days of leave

Result: AED 15,000

15,000 / 30 x 30 - a month's full pay.

Unused leave on exit

Inputs: Basic AED 9,000; 10 unused days

Result: AED 3,000

9,000 / 30 x 10 on the basic wage.

An estimate under the Decree-Law, not legal advice.

Limitations

  • Takes the leave days you enter; it does not track carried-forward balances or employer policies.
  • Part-time contracts and sector-specific leave rules are not modelled.
  • Private-sector employment under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 only.
  • Sick leave, maternity and parental leave, and public holidays falling inside annual leave follow other articles and are not modelled.

Where publishers use it

  • An HR policy page explaining leave salary paid in advance before a home trip
  • A final-settlement checklist separating encashment from leave already taken
  • An Arabic employee handbook
  • A payroll bureau's FAQ on why leave pay and encashment differ
  • A corporate travel desk showing staff the pay for a three-week summer holiday

Questions

Is leave salary paid on the basic or the full salary?

For leave taken during employment, on the full wage: the Decree-Law grants annual leave with full pay. For unused leave paid out when employment ends, on the basic wage, under Cabinet Resolution 1/2022 Article 19(2). The widget has a mode for each.

How is a day's leave pay worked out?

The monthly wage divided by 30, because Article 67 of the Decree-Law deems a month to be 30 days. Ten days of leave on a AED 15,000 full salary is AED 5,000; ten unused days on a AED 9,000 basic is AED 3,000.

How much annual leave does an employee earn?

At least 30 calendar days for each year of service, two days a month when service is more than six months but less than a year, and leave for the part of the final year worked.

Can unused leave always be cashed out?

On termination the balance due by law is paid in cash. During employment, carrying leave forward or encashing it depends on the rules in the Decree-Law, its Executive Regulation and the employer's policy, which the widget does not decide.

Rules and official sources

Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for United Arab Emirates; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.

RuleOfficial sourceIn force fromLast verifiedNext review
Annual leave entitlement
At least 30 days per year; 2 days per month when service is more than 6 months and less than a year; leave for part of the final year. 		Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text)
UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) - Art. 29(1)		 2 Feb 2022 6 Oct 2026 4 Apr 2027
Pay during annual leave
During annual leave the worker is paid the full wage (basic plus allowances): Art. 29(1) "full pay", Art. 29(6) "the wage". Unused leave paid on exit is calculated on the basic wage (Art. 29(9) Arabic text; Cabinet Resolution 1/2022 Art. 19(2)). 		Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text) and Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022
UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) - FDL 33/2021 Art. 29(1), 29(6); CR 1/2022 Art. 19(2)		 2 Feb 2022 6 Oct 2026 4 Apr 2027
Month deemed 30 days, year 365 days
Art. 67: for implementing the Decree-Law a calendar year is deemed 365 days and a month 30 days. A day's wage for a monthly-paid worker is therefore the monthly wage / 30: the basic wage for gratuity (Art. 51) and unused leave on exit (CR 1/2022 Art. 19(2)), the full wage for leave taken and notice pay. Adopted for A2Z calculators by owner decision on 2026-10-07 after review of Art. 67 and Art. 51; applies only to employment governed by the Decree-Law (rule ae.labour.scope). 		Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text)
UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) - Art. 67 (calculation of periods and dates), applied with Art. 51 (end-of-service benefit)		 2 Feb 2022 7 Oct 2026 5 Apr 2027
Which entitlements use the basic wage
Basic wage excludes allowances and in-kind benefits. Gratuity, overtime and the payout for unused leave on exit are all calculated on the basic wage. 		Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text)
UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) - FDL 33/2021 Art. 1 (Basic Wage), Art. 19(2), Art. 51(5); leave payout on exit: Cabinet Resolution 1/2022 Art. 19(2)		 2 Feb 2022 6 Oct 2026 4 Apr 2027
Who Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 covers
Art. 3(2): not subject to the Decree-Law - employees of federal and local government agencies; members of the armed forces, police and security; domestic workers (governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022). UAE nationals receive end-of-service benefits under the pensions legislation (Art. 51(1); FDL 57/2023). DIFC and ADGM: Federal Law No. 8 of 2004 Art. 3(2) exempts financial free zones from federal civil and commercial laws; DIFC Employment Law No. 2 of 2019 (Art. 66: DEWS contributions for service from 1 Feb 2020) and ADGM Employment Regulations 2024 (s.61) set their own end-of-service rules. Alternative savings scheme: Cabinet Resolution No. 96 of 2023 Art. 5(3) - statutory gratuity stops accruing for enrolled workers; gratuity earned before enrolment remains due on the basic wage at enrolment. Ordinary (non-financial) free zones are private sector and covered. Sources: docs/embed/gcc/uae-gratuity-scope-2026-10.md. 		Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text)
UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) - Art. 3(2) exclusions; Art. 51(1) nationals; Art. 51(8) alternative schemes		 2 Feb 2022 7 Oct 2026 5 Apr 2027

Sources

  1. Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (official text) - UAE Legislation portal (uaelegislation.gov.ae) . Art. 29(1). Verified 2026-10-06.

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