Bahrain
Bahrain Labour Law, Article 99: notice period
What notice not given is worth in BHD.
Work out the compensation for notice not given under Bahrain's Labour Law for the Private Sector, Law 36 of 2012 (Articles 47 and 99): at least 30 days, paid on the last basic wage plus the social allowance.
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How is notice pay calculated in Bahrain?
- Daily wage = (last basic wage + social allowance) ÷ 30
- Shortfall = notice required − notice served
- Compensation = shortfall × daily wage
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- social allowance
- Added to the basic where there is one (Article 47): enter it with the basic salary
- notice required
- At least 30 days, or a longer agreed period
What are 30 days of notice worth on an 800 basic?
A worker on a basic wage of 800 BHD with a 200 BHD housing allowance and no social allowance has the contract ended by the employer without notice.
- Notice required: 30 days
- Days not served: 30 − 0 = 30 days
- Daily wage on the basic: 800 ÷ 30 = 26.667 BHD
- Compensation: 30 × 26.667 = 800 BHD
The worker is owed 800 BHD in place of notice, a month's basic wage, on top of the leaving indemnity and any leave balance. The housing allowance does not count, because Article 47 puts the compensation on the basic wage and the social allowance.
When is it owed, and on which wage?
Article 99 lets either party end the contract after notifying the other at least 30 days before, and the contract and all its obligations continue during the notice. When the employer ends it, a longer notice may be agreed.
If the contract is ended without the notice, the party ending it compensates the other with the worker's wage for the whole notice or what is left of it. Article 47 puts that compensation on the last basic wage plus the social allowance, if any, not on the wage with all allowances.
When the employer ends the contract, the notice or what is left of it counts towards the worker's service, and during an employer's notice the worker may be absent one full day a week, or eight hours in it, to look for other work, on pay (Article 99).
- Notice: at least 30 days, longer if agreed when the employer ends the contract (Article 99)
- Compensation = the notice or what is left of it × daily wage
- Daily wage = (last basic wage + social allowance) ÷ 30 (Article 47)
- The notice counts towards service when the employer ends the contract
Questions about notice periods in Bahrain
How long is the notice period under Bahrain's Labour Law?
At least 30 days for either party (Article 99). A longer notice may be agreed when the employer ends the contract.
Which wage is notice compensation paid on?
The last basic wage plus the social allowance, if any (Article 47), so housing and transport allowances do not count. For piece, production or commission pay it is the average wage of the last three months.
Does a worker who leaves without notice have to pay?
Yes. Article 99 makes the party that ends the contract without the notice compensate the other, and when the worker ends it the contract ends from the time the worker leaves.
Does the notice count towards my service?
When the employer ends the contract without the notice, the notice or what is left of it counts towards your service (Article 99), which feeds into the leaving indemnity and the leave balance.
Can I take time off during notice to look for work?
Yes, when the notice comes from the employer: a full day a week or eight hours in it, on pay, at a time that suits the work (Article 99).
Sources
Read against the statuteReviewed September 2026Statutory articles this calculator applies
- Bahrain Labour Law, Article 99: notice period
Bahrain Labour Law for the Private Sector: Law No. 36 of 2012, as amended