Kuwait Sick Leave Pay Calculator
- Kuwait Labour Law, Article 69: sick leave
- Read against the statuteSeptember 2026
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Kuwait Labour Law, Article 69: sick leave
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What your sick days pay in KWD, across the five bands of Article 69.
Enter your wage, the sick days you have already taken this year and the days of this leave. Article 69 of the Private Sector Labour Law gives you, each year, 15 days at full pay, then 10 days at three quarters of the wage, 10 at half and 10 at a quarter, then 30 days unpaid.
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How is sick leave pay calculated?
- Days 1 to 15: daily wage × 100%
- Days 16 to 25: × 75% · days 26 to 35: × 50%
- Days 36 to 45: × 25% · days 46 to 75: unpaid
- Daily wage = comprehensive monthly wage ÷ 30
Symbols
- days used
- Sick days taken in the year before this leave
- daily wage
- The comprehensive wage under Article 55 divided by 30 days
- chronic illnesses
- Set apart by a ministerial decision the calculator does not apply
What do 30 sick days pay on 900?
An employee on a monthly wage of 900 KWD (700 basic + 200 allowances) is off sick for 30 days, with no sick leave taken earlier in the year.
- Daily wage: 900 ÷ 30 = 30 KWD
- The first 15 days at full pay: 15 × 30 = 450 KWD
- The next ten days at three quarters of the wage: 10 × 30 × 75% = 225 KWD, then 5 days at half pay: 5 × 30 × 50% = 75 KWD
- Total: 450 + 225 + 75 = 750 KWD
The employee is owed 750 KWD for the sick leave. Five days of the half-pay band remain this year, then 10 days at a quarter of the wage and 30 days unpaid.
What are the five sick leave bands, and which wage pays them?
Under Article 69 of Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, a worker is entitled each year to sick leave in five bands: fifteen days at full pay, then ten days at three quarters of the wage, then ten days at half, then ten days at a quarter, then thirty days without pay, 75 days in all.
The illness is proved by a certificate from the doctor appointed by the employer or from the doctor in charge at the government health unit, and if there is a dispute over the leave or its length, the government doctor's certificate prevails. Chronic illnesses are set apart by a decision of the competent minister naming them.
The leave is paid on the wage as Article 55 defines it: the basic wage plus the elements in the contract and anything paid regularly as an allowance. The calculator divides the monthly wage by 30 to get the daily wage, a convention the article does not state, then places the days of your leave in the bands, starting from the days you had already used. The article says only that the leave is due during the year, without saying which year.
- Days 1 to 15 of the year: full pay
- Days 16 to 25: three quarters of the wage, and days 26 to 35: half
- Days 36 to 45: a quarter of the wage, and days 46 to 75: unpaid
- Daily wage = comprehensive monthly wage (basic + regular allowances) ÷ 30
Questions about sick leave in Kuwait
How many days of sick leave do I get in Kuwait?
75 days a year under Article 69: 15 days at full pay, 10 at three quarters of the wage, 10 at half, 10 at a quarter and 30 days unpaid.
Do allowances count towards sick leave pay?
Yes. It is paid on the wage as Article 55 defines it, meaning the basic wage plus the elements in the contract and anything paid to you regularly as an allowance.
Who issues the medical certificate for sick leave?
The doctor appointed by the employer or the doctor in charge at the government health unit, under Article 69. If there is a dispute over the leave or its length, the government doctor's certificate prevails.
Is sick leave different for chronic illnesses?
Article 69 sets chronic illnesses apart by a decision of the competent minister naming them. That decision has not been read here, so the calculator applies the ordinary bands and tells you a chronic illness may be treated differently.
What if I fall ill during my annual leave?
Sick days that fall during annual leave are not counted against the annual leave, under Article 70. The calculator does not look at that overlap: it prices only the sick days you enter.
Which year are the sick leave days counted in?
Article 69 says the leave is due during the year without saying whether that is a calendar year or a year of service. So the calculator asks for the days you used before this leave in the year your employer counts.
Sources
Read against the statuteReviewed September 2026- Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, full text (Arabic): Al Mohami, a private legal database
- Labour Law in the Private Sector No. 6 of 2010, official text (PDF, English): Public Authority of Manpower
- Public Authority of Manpower: State of Kuwait
Statutory articles this calculator applies
- Kuwait Labour Law, Article 69: sick leave
- Kuwait Labour Law, Article 55: definition of the wage
Kuwait Labour Law in the Private Sector: Law No. 6 of 2010, as amended