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BahrainAnnual leave and leave pay calculator — UAE
How many days of annual leave you have earned and what each day is worth if it is paid out.
30 days a year at 5 years of service. A day of leave is worth AED 166.67 (monthly ÷ 30); 30.0 days = AED 5,000.00.
The rule this page applies
Annual leave accrues by length of service: 0+ years → 30 days. A day of leave is worth one thirtieth of the monthly wage. Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 - the article number is NOT quoted on the U.AE page. Official U.AE page (updated 14 Oct 2026): 30 fully paid days after one year of service; if service exceeds six months but is less than one year, 2 days of leave per month. Fractions of the final year are paid in lieu. The page gives the entitlement without citing the article number, so the article number is deliberately not asserted here. Carry-over is capped at half the leave under the Executive Regulations (Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022, Article 19).
SourceFederal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 - the article number is NOT quoted on the U.AE pageUpdatedArticle and figures transcribed from the linked official text.
Frequently asked questions
- How much annual leave do I get in UAE?
- Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 - the article number is NOT quoted on the U.AE page. Entitlement: 30 days after 0 years.
- Do weekends and public holidays count differently?
- Yes in most Gulf states — rest-day and public-holiday work usually carries a higher uplift than a normal weekday, and some laws give a compensatory day off instead of cash. The rule field on this page lists the normal-day rate; read the article for the holiday rate.
- Is this based on basic salary or total salary?
- It depends on the country and on what your contract calls 'wage' — each country page labels the basis its labour law uses. Use the monthly figure your payslip shows for that basis.