Under Article 85 of the Labor Law, a resignation before 10 years pays a fraction of the award. The fractions jump at 2, 5 and 10 years, so the date you resign can be worth more than a raise. On a SAR 10,000 wage, crossing the 10-year line adds about SAR 25,000 overnight.
Pick "I resigned" in the calculator and enter your real dates.
Open the Saudi Arabia calculator →| Service | Share paid | Full award (months) | On resignation (months) | Lost by resigning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Nothing | 0.50 | 0.00 | SAR 5,000 |
| 2 years | One third | 1.00 | 0.33 | SAR 6,667 |
| 3 years | One third | 1.50 | 0.50 | SAR 10,000 |
| 4 years | One third | 2.00 | 0.67 | SAR 13,333 |
| 5 years | One third | 2.50 | 0.83 | SAR 16,667 |
| 6 years | Two thirds | 3.50 | 2.33 | SAR 11,667 |
| 7 years | Two thirds | 4.50 | 3.00 | SAR 15,000 |
| 8 years | Two thirds | 5.50 | 3.67 | SAR 18,333 |
| 9 years | Two thirds | 6.50 | 4.33 | SAR 21,667 |
| 10 years | Full | 7.50 | 7.50 | SAR 0 |
| 12 years | Full | 9.50 | 9.50 | SAR 0 |
| 15 years | Full | 12.50 | 12.50 | SAR 0 |
Calculated by KalQLater from Articles 84 and 85 of the Labor Law.
Finding: at the thresholds it matters a lot. Resigning one day after the 10 years mark instead of one day before is worth SAR 25,046 on a SAR 10,000 wage. Check your exact service date, including your notice period, before you hand in a resignation.
| Threshold | One day before | One day after | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years | SAR 0 | SAR 3,338 | SAR 3,338 |
| 5 years | SAR 8,329 | SAR 16,685 | SAR 8,356 |
| 10 years | SAR 49,982 | SAR 75,027 | SAR 25,046 |
One third of the full award. Full award for 3 years = 3 × half a month = 1.5 months' wage; one third is 0.5 months. On SAR 10,000 that is SAR 5,000.
No. Article 85 gives nothing to an employee who resigns with less than two consecutive years of service, unless an Article 87 exception applies.
Article 85 gives one third for two to five years and two thirds for more than five and under ten years, so you need to pass five full years to reach two thirds.
No. They changed the resignation procedure (Articles 74 and 79), not the Article 84–85 award or fractions.