UAE Sick Leave Pay Calculator
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 31: sick leave
- Read against the statuteSeptember 2026
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UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 31: sick leave
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What your sick days pay in AED once probation is over, across the bands of Article 31.
Enter your wage, the sick days you have already taken this year and the days of this leave. Article 31 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 gives you 90 days a year once probation is over: 15 days at full pay, then 30 days at half pay, then the rest unpaid.
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How is sick leave pay calculated?
- No pay during probation
- Days 1 to 15: daily wage × 100%
- Days 16 to 45: daily wage × 50%
- Days 46 to 90: unpaid
- Daily wage = (basic + allowances) ÷ 30
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- days used
- Sick days taken in the year before this leave
- daily wage
- The wage under Article 1 divided by 30 days
- probation
- No sick leave is paid until it is over
What do 30 sick days pay on 10,000?
An employee on a monthly wage of 10,000 AED (8,000 basic + 2,000 allowances), past probation, is off sick for 30 days, with no sick leave taken earlier in the year.
- Daily wage: 10,000 ÷ 30 = 333.33 AED
- The first 15 days at full pay: 15 × 333.33 = 5,000 AED
- The next fifteen days at half pay: 15 × 333.33 × 50% = 2,500 AED
- Total: 5,000 + 2,500 = 7,500 AED
The employee is owed 7,500 AED for the sick leave. Fifteen days of the half-pay band remain this year, then 45 days unpaid.
When is sick leave paid, and on which wage?
Under Article 31 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations, a worker whose probation is over is entitled to sick leave of no more than ninety days in each year, in one spell or several: the first fifteen days at full pay, the next thirty days at half pay, and anything after that unpaid. The article does not say which year it means.
No paid sick leave is due during probation, though the employer may grant unpaid sick leave on a medical report. The worker must tell the employer about the illness within three working days and give a medical report issued by the medical authority, and all of this is for an illness that is not a work injury. The leave is unpaid if the illness was caused by the worker's misconduct, in cases the Executive Regulations set.
The leave is paid on the wage, not the basic wage: Article 1 defines the wage as the basic wage plus the cash allowances and benefits in kind the worker is entitled to, and Article 31 pays full pay and half pay. The calculator divides the monthly wage by 30 to get the daily wage, a convention the article does not state. Once sick leave is used up, the employer may end the worker's service if they cannot return to work, with all their dues paid.
- No paid sick leave during probation
- Days 1 to 15 of the year: full pay
- Days 16 to 45: half pay, and days 46 to 90: unpaid
- Daily wage = monthly wage (basic + allowances) ÷ 30
Questions about sick leave in the UAE
How many days of sick leave do I get in the UAE?
90 days a year once probation is over, under Article 31, in one spell or several: 15 days at full pay, then 30 days at half pay, then 45 days unpaid.
Is sick leave paid during probation?
No. A worker is not entitled to paid sick leave during probation, though the employer may grant unpaid sick leave on a medical report, under Article 31.
Do allowances count towards sick leave pay?
Yes. Article 31 pays full pay and half pay, and the wage under Article 1 is the basic wage plus the cash allowances and benefits in kind the worker is entitled to, unlike the basic wage, which leaves them out.
When must I tell my employer I am ill?
Within three working days, with a medical report issued by the medical authority, under Article 31.
Is sick leave paid for a work injury, or for an illness caused by misconduct?
A work injury falls outside this article and has its own rules, so the calculator does not cover it. Sick leave for an illness caused by the worker's misconduct is unpaid, in cases set by the Executive Regulations, which have not been read here.
Can my service be ended once sick leave is used up?
The employer may end your service once sick leave is used up if you cannot return to work, provided all your dues are paid, under Article 31.
Sources
Read against the statuteReviewed September 2026- Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations, Arabic text: UAE Legislation portal
- Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE)
Statutory articles this calculator applies
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 31: sick leave
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 1: definitions, including the wage and the basic wage
UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations (in force 2022-02-02) and Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (Executive Regulations)