ADGM final-settlement checklist
Review ADGM gratuity, vacation, notice and termination payments using ADGM-specific wage definitions and timing.
Read guideBuild salary, vacation, notice and end-of-service gratuity separately under the ADGM Employment Regulations 2024, then compare the result with the employer statement.
Your employer’s legal registration matters more than the city where you work.
Full job-exit settlement planning across salary, leave, notice, gratuity or DEWS, additions and deductions.
Use a focused tool instead whenYou only need overtime, annual leave, a notice date, salary conversion, unpaid leave, public-holiday work, probation notice or salary-complaint triage.
Use this path when the employment documents and employer are governed by ADGM, not simply because the workplace is in Abu Dhabi.
The tool applies 21 days for each of the first five years and 30 days thereafter, with the ADGM 50% wage floor applied to the gratuity Basic Wage where required.
Unused vacation compensation is based on annual Wages divided by the relevant working-day denominator. Five days per week produces 260 working days.
The 21-day rule is surfaced as a deadline check, but the tool does not automatically add a late-payment penalty because Section 14 contains conditions and limitations.
Calculations are tied to the selected jurisdiction and expose their assumptions. They do not replace review of your contract, evidence or case-specific professional advice.
Review official sources