Oman's new Labour Law doubled the gratuity for expatriates' first three years. Since 26 July 2023 it is one month's basic wage for every year. Service before that date keeps the old rate of 15 days a year for the first three years, so long-serving staff need a split calculation. Enter your real dates and the calculator splits it for you.
Basic wage only; allowances are excluded.
Estimate of the legal minimum only. Contracts and company policies can pay more, employers may deduct amounts you owe, and free-zone or government employers can follow different rules. Not legal advice.
Gratuity = basic × [old-law months for service before 26 Jul 2023] + basic × 1 × years since 26 Jul 2023
7.5 years × 1.00 month = 7.500 months of wage. OMR 600.000 × 7.500 = OMR 4,500.000.
| Situation | Minimum service | What is paid |
|---|---|---|
| Service from 26 July 2023 | None | 1 month's basic per year, pro rata |
| Service before 26 July 2023, first 3 years | — | 15 days (½ month) per year |
| Service before 26 July 2023, after year 3 | — | 1 month per year |
| Resignation | — | No reduction |
| Dismissal without notice under Article 40 | Any | No gratuity |
| After the savings system starts (by 19 July 2027) | — | Employer pays 9% of basic monthly into the fund instead |
Finding: no. It doubles the rate only for years 1–3 and only for service from 26 July 2023; years 4 onwards were already one month. For someone who joined in 2018, the new law adds nothing to their first five years, which stay on the old basis. The gain is largest for people who joined after mid-2023.
| Service | Oman | UAE (basic) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 1.00 | 0.70 |
| 2 years | 2.00 | 1.40 |
| 3 years | 3.00 | 2.10 |
| 5 years | 5.00 | 3.50 |
| 7 years | 7.00 | 5.50 |
| 10 years | 10.00 | 8.50 |
| 15 years | 15.00 | 13.50 |
| 20 years | 20.00 | 18.50 |
| 25 years | 25.00 | 23.50 |
Calculated by KalQLater from the articles cited below. UAE figures use Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021. Wage definitions differ: Oman's base is described in the calculator, the UAE's is basic salary only, so equal months do not mean equal money. Oman figures assume all service is after 26 July 2023; use the calculator with real dates for earlier service.
| Monthly wage | 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | 20 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMR 300.000 | OMR 900.000 | OMR 1,500.000 | OMR 3,000.000 | OMR 6,000.000 |
| OMR 600.000 | OMR 1,800.000 | OMR 3,000.000 | OMR 6,000.000 | OMR 12,000.000 |
| OMR 1,200.000 | OMR 3,600.000 | OMR 6,000.000 | OMR 12,000.000 | OMR 24,000.000 |
| OMR 2,400.000 | OMR 7,200.000 | OMR 12,000.000 | OMR 24,000.000 | OMR 48,000.000 |
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Service is counted in calendar days between your joining date and last working day, inclusive, minus unpaid days, and converted to years at 365 days. Each band of service is multiplied by its statutory rate in months of wage, then any cap and resignation fraction is applied. Part years are pro rata where the law allows it.
Not modelled: contractual terms better than the law, free-zone or government schemes, deductions for amounts owed, and court or settlement outcomes. Results are estimates, not legal advice.
For service from 26 July 2023, Royal Decree 53/2023 (Article 61) gives at least one month's basic wage for each year of service, pro rata for part years. Service before that date is calculated under the old law: 15 days' basic per year for the first three years and one month per year after.
Not under the new law. Part years are paid pro rata, so service under one year earns a proportional gratuity. The repealed law required one year.
No. The new law does not reduce gratuity for resignation. It is lost only on dismissal without notice under Article 40.
The Social Protection Fund board sets the start date, which must be no later than 19 July 2027 after Royal Decree 60/2025 extended it. Once it starts, employers pay 9% of expatriates' basic wage monthly into the fund. Gratuity for earlier service is still owed.
With final dues when employment ends; reported guidance gives seven days where the worker left voluntarily.