End of service award after resignation
Article 85 cuts the award when a worker resigns. Enter your wage and your service to see the amount.
Calculate your award
Result
Enter your wage and your service to see the award.
Please read
- This is not legal advice. Check the result with HRSD and with your employer.
- The result does not include the compensation of Article 77. That money is separate. Employers pay it in addition to the award.
- The result does not include unpaid leave or other money the employer owes.
- Domestic workers and government employees follow other rules.
- Royal Decree M/44 changed the Labor Law and started on 19 February 2025. As far as we know, it did not change Articles 84 to 87. Check the official text.
The scale of Article 85
- Under 2 years: no award.
- 2 years to under 5 years: one third of the award.
- 5 years to under 10 years: two thirds of the award.
- 10 years or more: the full award.
The articles of the Labor Law
Article 2: The wage
The actual wage is the basic wage plus all other pay that the worker gets for the work, such as housing and transport allowances.
Article 80: Dismissal for a serious cause
In the serious cases that this article lists, the employer can end the contract with no notice, no award and no compensation.
Article 81: The worker leaves because of the employer
The employer can break the contract or the law. Then the worker can leave with no notice and keeps all rights, the full award included.
Article 84: The award
At the end of the contract, the employer pays an award. It is half a month's wage for each of the first 5 years. It is one month's wage for each year after. Parts of a year are paid in proportion. The last wage is the base.
Article 85: The worker resigns
After at least 2 years, the worker gets one third of the award. After 5 years, two thirds. After 10 years, the full award. Before 2 years, the worker gets no award.
Article 86: Pay that is not in the base
The contract can say that some pay, such as commission, is not in the wage that sets the award. Read your contract.
Article 87: Cases where a resigning worker gets the full award
The worker gets the full award if a force majeure event stops the work. A female worker gets it if she ends the contract within 6 months of her marriage contract or 3 months of a birth.
What this calculator assumes
- The wage is your last actual wage per month: basic wage plus fixed allowances such as housing and transport.
- A year is 365 days. A month is one twelfth of a year. A part of a year is paid in proportion.
- With a start date and an end date, the end date counts as a day of service.
- The tool rounds only the final amounts, to the nearest halala.
- The first 5 years are paid at half a month for each year. Each year after is paid at one month.
- A resignation uses the scale of Article 85. At exactly 2, 5 and 10 years the higher rate applies.
How to use it
- Enter your last monthly wage in Saudi riyals.
- Enter the length of service.
- Keep the reason as resignation. You can change it.
- Read the full award, the part you get and the final amount.
Questions
How much award do I get if I resign?
It depends on your years of service. Under 2 years, you get nothing. From 2 to under 5 years, one third. From 5 to under 10 years, two thirds. From 10 years, all of it.
What happens at exactly 2, 5 or 10 years?
The higher rate applies. At exactly 2 years you get one third. At exactly 5 years you get two thirds. At exactly 10 years you get the full award.
Do I get the full award if I resign after a marriage or a birth?
A female worker gets the full award (Article 87). She must end the contract within 6 months of her marriage contract or 3 months of a birth.
What if I leave because my employer broke the contract?
Article 81 lets you leave with no notice and keep all rights. The full award is one of them. Choose that reason in the tool.
Do I need to give notice when I resign?
Yes, in most cases. The law sets the notice period. This tool does not check it. Ask HRSD or read the law.
Sources
Read the law and check your result here.