Quick answer: Qatar's minimum gratuity is three weeks' basic wage for each year of service once you complete one year: 6 years on a 10,000 QAR basic wage gives 6 × 21 × (10,000 ÷ 30) = 42,000 QAR.
How it's calculated
Article 54 requires the employer to pay a gratuity to a worker who has completed one full year or more. The amount is agreed between the parties but cannot be less than three weeks' wage for each year of service, and parts of a year count in proportion. It is calculated on the last basic wage, so allowances are not included.
Article 8 says a month in the law is 30 days and a year 365 days, so this calculator uses a daily wage of basic ÷ 30 and 21 days per year. Service runs from your first to your last working day, both counted, and is converted as years + months ÷ 12 + days ÷ 365.
Resigning does not reduce the gratuity in Qatar. Dismissal for one of the causes in Article 61 removes it. A worker who ends the contract under Article 51 (for example unpaid wages or assault) keeps the full gratuity.
Need the amount in words for a settlement letter? Use Qatari riyal tafqit. To check your service length on its own, use the work experience calculator.
Worked examples
- 6 years, basic 10,000 QAR: 6 × 21 × 333.33 = 42,000.00 QAR
- 3 years 6 months, basic 6,000 QAR: 3.5 × 21 × 200 = 14,700.00 QAR
- 11 months of service: under 1 full year → 0
Who this covers
Workers under the Labour Law in Qatar's private sector. Government employees, petroleum-sector companies listed in Article 3, domestic workers and other groups excluded by Article 3 follow other rules. Article 56 lets an employer with a pension or similar scheme pay that instead when it gives the worker more.
Frequently asked questions
How is gratuity calculated in Qatar?
At least three weeks' (21 days') basic wage for each year of service, with parts of a year in proportion, once you complete one full year. The last basic wage is used.
Do I get gratuity if I resign in Qatar?
Yes. The Labour Law does not reduce the gratuity for resignation, as long as you have completed one year of service.
Are allowances included?
No. Article 54 uses the last basic wage. Article 1 defines basic wage as the pay for the work plus the annual increment only.
When is no gratuity paid?
When service is under one full year, or when the worker is dismissed for a cause listed in Article 61.
When must the gratuity be paid?
Article 67 says wages and all amounts due must be paid by the end of the next working day after the contract ends, or within 7 days if the worker left without notice.
How is three weeks' wage worked out?
The basic monthly wage is divided by 30 and multiplied by 21 days. A 10,000 QAR wage gives 7,000 QAR for each year of service.