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Date: [DD MONTH YYYY]
Sent by [E-MAIL / HAND DELIVERY WITH SIGNED COPY / COURIER]
To:
[EMPLOYER — ESTABLISHMENT NAME AS IN THE TRADE LICENCE]
Attention: [HR MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER]
[ADDRESS, EMIRATE]
From:
[YOUR FULL NAME AS IN PASSPORT]
[JOB TITLE] · Employee no. [NO.]
Work permit no. [NO.]
[PHONE] · [PERSONAL E-MAIL]
Subject: Final settlement and end-of-service gratuity — employment ended on [LAST WORKING DAY]
Dear [NAME],
My employment with [ESTABLISHMENT] as [JOB TITLE] started on [START DATE] and ended on [LAST WORKING DAY] by [RESIGNATION WITH NOTICE / TERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER / END OF THE CONTRACT TERM / MUTUAL AGREEMENT].
Under Article 53 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 Regulating Labour Relations, the employer must pay the worker's wages and all other entitlements within fourteen (14) days of the end of the contract, that is, by [LAST WORKING DAY + 14 DAYS].
1. My service and wage
Item Details
Start date [DATE]
Last working day [DATE]
Total service [YEARS] years, [MONTHS] months, [DAYS] days
Days of unpaid absence (not counted as service) [NUMBER / NONE]
Last basic wage AED [AMOUNT] per [MONTH / WEEK / DAY]
Last total wage (basic + cash allowances) AED [AMOUNT] per month
2. Amounts I ask you to pay
No. Item How it is calculated Amount (AED)
1 Unpaid wages up to the last working day [MONTHS / DAYS] [AMOUNT]
2 End-of-service gratuity — first 5 years 21 days' basic wage × [YEARS, UP TO 5] [AMOUNT]
3 End-of-service gratuity — years after 5 30 days' basic wage × [YEARS ABOVE 5] [AMOUNT]
4 Gratuity for the part of the last year In proportion to the time worked [AMOUNT]
5 Unused annual leave [DAYS] days [AMOUNT]
6 Notice allowance (if notice was not given or worked) [DAYS] days' wage [AMOUNT]
7 Other: [OVERTIME / ALLOWANCES / AIR TICKET IF IN THE CONTRACT] [DETAILS] [AMOUNT]
— Less amounts lawfully due from me: [DETAILS, IF ANY] −[AMOUNT]
Total AED [TOTAL]
The gratuity is calculated on my last basic wage, as set out in Article 51 of the Decree-Law. The total gratuity cannot exceed two years' wage.
3. My request
Please:
1. pay AED [TOTAL] to [MY WPS ACCOUNT / BANK ACCOUNT (IBAN)] by [DATE — 14 DAYS AFTER THE LAST WORKING DAY];
2. send me a written final settlement statement showing each item; and
3. [CANCEL MY WORK PERMIT AND RESIDENCE VISA / ISSUE AN EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE].
If the full amount is not paid within the legal period, I will submit a labour complaint to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation under Article 54 of the Decree-Law.
I will not sign any "full and final settlement" receipt for an amount lower than what is due.
Yours faithfully,
______________________________
[YOUR FULL NAME]
Attachments:
1. Employment contract / offer letter (MOHRE).
2. Resignation or termination letter and its date.
3. Last payslips and WPS / bank statements.
4. Leave records.
BEFORE SENDING — delete this part
Gratuity needs one year. A foreign full-time worker gets gratuity after at least one year of continuous service. UAE nationals are covered by the pensions and social security law instead.
Mainland only. DIFC and ADGM have their own employment laws; other free zones may have their own rules.
Claims expire. A claim is not heard after two years from the end of the work relation.
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