DIFC job-exit calculator

Calculate a DIFC final settlement

Review salary, unused vacation, notice, preserved pre-scheme entitlement and expected qualifying-scheme contributions as separate DIFC settlement lines.

Official sources reviewed: 13 August 2026Federal, ADGM and DIFC paths remain separate
Step 1

Which rules apply to your employment?

Your employer’s legal registration matters more than the city where you work.

Government employees, domestic workers, pension-enrolled UAE/GCC nationals and unsupported free-zone cases need a different review. Not sure which path applies?
What this calculator covers

Full job-exit settlement planning across salary, leave, notice, gratuity or DEWS, additions and deductions.

Use a focused tool instead when

You only need overtime, annual leave, a notice date, salary conversion, unpaid leave, public-holiday work, probation notice or salary-complaint triage.

DIFC employment must be identified before using the formula

A Dubai workplace is not automatically a DIFC employment relationship. Confirm the legal employer and governing DIFC employment documents before using DIFC Daily Wage, qualifying-scheme and Article 19 rules.

Unused vacation is not monthly wage divided by 30

DIFC Daily Wage is based on Annual Wage divided by 260 for a five-day working week, or by average weekly working days multiplied by 52 for another schedule. The calculator uses that method for termination vacation compensation.

Example: why the working-week input matters

For a five-day employee, Annual Wage ÷ 260 gives the Daily Wage. A six-day employee needs a different annual working-day denominator. Copying a 260-day rate across every work pattern can therefore understate or overstate unused-vacation compensation.

DEWS is a qualifying scheme, not the entire final settlement

Keep ordinary salary, unused vacation, notice and any preserved pre-1 February 2020 entitlement separate from qualifying-scheme contributions and investment value. The scheme statement should be reconciled as its own evidence source.

Expected contributions and fund value answer different questions

A contribution checker can estimate what the employer should have contributed under the qualifying-scheme rules. The account's current investment value can be higher or lower because of investment performance and fees, so do not use the fund balance alone to infer a missed contribution.

Relevant termination payments are generally due within 14 days

The calculator surfaces the headline deadline but does not automatically add an Article 19 penalty. Statutory thresholds, proceedings and waiver conditions can matter. Use the DIFC Late Final Payment Checker to build the timing chronology without treating it as a court finding.

Evidence to reconcile

Source-backed calculation

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.

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