In Qatar, end of service gratuity is paid when your job ends, if you have worked for at least a year.
The rule
Under Article 54 of the Labour Law (Law No. 14 of 2004), your employer pays gratuity at the end of your service if you have spent 1 year or more in the job. The amount must be not less than three weeks of wage for each year of service. You also get gratuity for part-years in proportion to the time worked.
How to work it out
- Take your last basic wage for a month and divide by 30 to get a daily rate.
- Multiply by 21 days (three weeks).
- Multiply by your years of service, including part-years.
A worked example
Basic wage QAR 6,000 a month. The daily rate is QAR 200. After 5 years: 200 × 21 × 5 = QAR 21,000. Use the Qatar gratuity calculator for your own dates.
Things to know
- This is the minimum. Your contract can agree a higher amount, so check it.
- The calculator uses basic wage only, not allowances or bonuses.
- There is no maximum in the law's minimum rule, so we do not apply a cap.
- You need to have completed 1 year. Less than that gives no gratuity.
See how this compares with the UAE and Oman in end of service gratuity compared.
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