Do part-time workers get gratuity in the UAE?
Yes, in proportion to their hours. Article 30 of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 divides the contract's annual hours by full-time annual hours to get a percentage, then applies it to the full-time gratuity. The same applies to job sharing. Temporary work lasting less than a year carries no end-of-service benefit.
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Annual leave for part-timers
Article 18 of the regulation also pro-rates annual leave by actual hours, converting hours to working days at a maximum of eight a day, with a minimum of five working days a year and part days rounded up to a full day.
Common construction use
Part-time contracts suit specialists such as safety officers or quantity surveyors shared across a contractor's companies. Each employer needs its own part-time permit and calculates gratuity on its share of hours.
How SupaJack Construct handles it
The calculators on this site and the final settlement in the system work from basic wage and service. For a part-time worker, the result for the equivalent full-time service is then scaled by the hours percentage.
Related tools and guides
See the UAE labour law guide for contractors, the final settlement calculator, the gratuity calculator, the annual leave calculator, the unpaid leave deduction calculator, payroll and WPS in SupaJack Construct, time and attendance and the meaning of basic salary.
Worked example
A part-time safety officer works 20 hours a week against a full-time 40, so 50%. After five years on a basic wage of AED 6,000, full-time gratuity would be 105 days, AED 21,000. He receives 50%, AED 10,500.
Questions people ask
Do part-time workers get annual leave?
Yes, pro rata, with at least five working days a year.
Is temporary work under a year covered?
No end-of-service benefit applies.
Does job sharing follow the same rule?
Yes.