Relevant DIFC termination payments are generally due within 14 days after the Termination Date. A Daily-Wage late-payment penalty can arise under Article 19, but statutory thresholds, court proceedings, employee conduct and other waiver conditions can change or remove the amount.
The 14-day deadline, Daily Wage and illustrative days-in-arrears calculation
What it cannot determineA court finding that a penalty is payable
Enter the facts you can verify.
Inputs remain in your browser. Keep the result with the contract, payroll records and dates that support each input.
Do not treat the illustrative accumulation as an amount automatically owed. DIFC late-payment penalties have statutory thresholds and can be limited or waived, including during a court dispute or where employee conduct materially caused non-payment.
Formula used
Daily Wage = Annual Wage ÷ 260 for a five-day work week, or Annual Wage ÷ (average weekly working days × 52) for another schedule. Illustrative accumulation = Daily Wage × calendar days after the headline 14-day deadline.
Assumptions to verify
- The entered Annual Wage matches the DIFC Wage definition.
- The Termination Date and actual payment date are accurate.
- The amount entered as unpaid was legally due within the relevant payment window.
What this result does not prove
- A DIFC Courts finding that an Article 19 penalty is payable.
- Periods affected by court proceedings, employee conduct or statutory waiver provisions.
- Deferred Additional Payments or amounts not yet due under the law.
Why the tool labels the amount illustrative
The elapsed days are easy to count; legal entitlement to a penalty is not. Article 19 contains conditions and exceptions, and DIFC Court decisions can matter to how those conditions are applied. Use the number to identify the size of the timing issue, then verify the legal prerequisites.
DIFC Daily Wage is not simply monthly salary ÷ 30
For a five-day work week, the DIFC Daily Wage framework uses Annual Wage divided by 260. If the worker's average weekly working days differ, the denominator changes. Entering the wrong schedule can therefore affect both vacation and late-payment calculations.
Example: identifying the timeline
If a Termination Date is 1 September, the checker first identifies the headline 14-day payment window. If a relevant amount remains unpaid after that point, it counts the later calendar days and shows an illustrative Daily-Wage accumulation. The output is a triage calculation, not a judgment.
Keep the unpaid amount traceable
- Termination document showing the Termination Date.
- Employer statement showing what was due.
- Bank records showing when each payment actually arrived.
- Qualifying-scheme/DEWS statement where contributions are part of the dispute.
- Correspondence explaining deferred or contested amounts.
For the complete exit calculation, use the DIFC Final Settlement Calculator.
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Check the current official text, your contract, actual dates and records. Where facts are disputed, use the relevant authority or a qualified UAE professional.
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