Comparisons, explainers and worked examples — built on the same law-accurate formulas that power our calculators.
A side-by-side formula comparison with worked examples.
The most common errors — and how to avoid them.
The 1-year rule explained, plus what you're still owed.
The ÷26 vs ÷30 divisor, the cap, and resignation rules compared.
A full worked table from 1 to 40 years, and when the cap kicks in.
All six GCC formulas in one table.
The 30-90 day rule, the 14 vs 30 day probation notice, and pay in lieu on gross wage.
Every Gulf notice period side by side, with the wage basis for pay in lieu.
The basic-salary ÷30 formula, the 30-day entitlement and a worked example.
Entitlement, wage basis and the ÷30 vs ÷26 divisor across eight countries.
How much ILOE pays, the caps, eligibility and the 30-day claim window.
The 6-month limit, probation notice, and why there's no gratuity.
Max length, notice to end, and any pay owed across six countries.
45 days full pay + 15 half pay, no minimum service, and what it's worth.
Duration, pay level, minimum service and who funds it, side by side.
Gratuity, leave encashment, notice, dues and ILOE — each with its calculator.
Why resignation and termination now pay the same — and the old 1/3, 2/3 tiers explained.
The half-month/full-month bands, resignation reductions and worked examples.
The flat 21-days-per-year minimum, the basic-wage basis, and a worked example.
The 15-day/1-month bands, the ÷26 daily wage, resignation tiers and the 18-month cap.
How Royal Decree 53/2023 split old and new service — and raised the rate.
The half-month/full-month bands, day-one accrual and who it covers.
Who qualifies, the 15/26 formula, part-year rounding and the tax-free cap.
Authorized-cause one-month vs half-month rates, resignation, and retirement pay.
Four simple steps and a fully worked example — then run it in the calculator.
Which GCC countries use basic, which use full wage, and why it changes your number.
Everything you need to know about UAE end-of-service gratuity under Federal Decree-Law 33/2021 — who qualifies, how it is worked out, and the traps that shrink your payout.
A step-by-step method for working out your UAE end-of-service gratuity by hand — plus a ready-reckoner table you can check your own numbers against.
How much notice you or your employer must give in the UAE, what the law fixes versus what your contract sets, and what you are owed while working it out.
When notice is not served, one side pays the other for the missing days.
The notice-period questions UAE employees ask most, and the misunderstandings that lead to disputes at the end of a job.
How unused annual leave is turned into cash when you leave a UAE job — the entitlement, the basic-salary rule that surprises everyone, and carry-over limits.
Turn your unused annual-leave days into a cash figure in three steps, with a worked example and a lookup table.
The leave-encashment errors that cost UAE employees money — and straight answers to the questions HR gets asked most.
Everything the UAE labour law fixes about probation — the six-month ceiling, who can end it and how, and what you are (and are not) owed.
A scenario-by-scenario walk-through of what actually happens if a UAE job ends during probation — with the notice figures and the money.
The probation misunderstandings that lead to unexpected bills at the end of a trial period — and clear answers to the questions we hear most.
Your full maternity entitlement in the UAE private sector — the 45+15 day structure, who pays, the extras for a sick newborn, and nursing breaks on return.
Work out exactly what you will be paid across the 45 full-pay and 15 half-pay days of UAE maternity leave, with a worked example.
The maternity-leave questions UAE mothers ask most, and the misconceptions that cause under-payment or missed entitlements.
How the UAE's mandatory unemployment insurance (ILOE) works — the tiny premium, the 60% payout, the caps, who is eligible, and how a claim is paid.
Work out what ILOE would actually pay you if you lost your job — the 60% rule, the category cap, and the three-month maximum, with numbers.
The unemployment-insurance mistakes that get UAE claims rejected — and clear answers to the questions subscribers ask most.
How the Saudi end-of-service benefit (ESB) is built under the Labor Law — the half-month and full-month bands, the last-wage basis, and how resignation changes the figure.
Work out your Saudi ESB by hand in four steps, including how the resignation tiers cut the figure — with a full worked example.
The end-of-service errors that shrink Saudi payouts — and straight answers to the questions employees ask most.
How much notice applies in Saudi Arabia after the 2025 Labor Law amendment — the new 30-day employee rule, the employer's 60 days, and what happens if notice is skipped.
When Saudi notice is not served, one side pays the other for the missing days.
The notice-period misunderstandings that cause Saudi exit disputes since the 2025 amendment — cleared up.
What the Saudi Labor Law fixes about probation since the 2025 amendment — the 180-day ceiling, who can end it, and why your contract sets the notice.
A plain-language walk-through of how Saudi probation actually works after the 2025 Labor Law change — and why your contract, not the law, sets the notice.
The probation misconceptions that catch Saudi employees out since the 2025 Labor Law change — and the correct positions.
The Saudi maternity entitlement after the 2025 Labor Law change — 12 weeks at full pay, who pays, and the extra leave for a newborn who needs care.
Since the 2025 change, Saudi maternity leave is a flat 12 weeks at full pay.
The maternity misconceptions still circulating in Saudi Arabia after the 2025 change — and the correct, current entitlements.
The 3-week rule, wage basis, resignation and a worked QAR example.
Step-by-step method with three worked QAR examples and a payout table.
Gross-vs-basic, wrong divisor, the 1-year rule and more.
Article 49: the 1-month vs 2-month rule and payment in lieu.
How to work out notice pay in lieu, with worked QAR examples.
Resigning, termination, pay in lieu and fixed-term scenarios.
Article 79: the 21 vs 28 day rule and how unused leave is paid.
Turn unused annual leave into a QAR figure, step by step.
Resignation, the 21/28-day rate, carry-over and common mistakes.
The 50-day rule and the 1-year eligibility test explained.
Calculate your 50-day maternity pay, with an eligibility check.
Eligibility, job protection and private vs public sector.
Two-band rate, the ÷26 divisor, resignation cuts and the 18-month cap.
Work out indemnity by hand for termination and resignation.
The ÷26 divisor, full-vs-basic pay and resignation reductions.
3 months vs 1 month, payment in lieu and fixed-term contracts.
Calculate notice pay for monthly and daily-paid workers.
Resigning, termination, probation and fixed-term scenarios.
Article 32: the 100-day cap and no notice required, either way.
What you are owed if a job ends during probation, worked out.
The 100-day cap, no-notice exit and life after probation.
70 days full pay, unpaid childcare leave and nursing breaks.
Calculate your 70-day maternity pay on the ÷26 basis.
The 70-day rule, unpaid extension and job protection.
Step-by-step method to calculate Bahrain leaving indemnity, with a full worked-example table…
The most common questions and mistakes around Bahrain leaving indemnity: resignation myths…
A complete guide to the Bahrain notice period rules in 2026: the flat 30-day rule under Article…
Step-by-step method for calculating Bahrain notice pay in lieu: the flat 30-day rule, the…
Common questions and mistakes on Bahrain notice periods: the flat 30-day rule, longer contract…
A complete guide to Bahrain leave encashment in 2026: the 30-day annual entitlement, the…
Step-by-step method to calculate Bahrain leave encashment: accrue at 2.5 days per month, use…
Common questions and mistakes on Bahrain leave encashment: gross vs basic salary, accrual at…
A complete guide to Bahrain probation rules in 2026: the 3-month limit (6 by Ministry…
Step-by-step method to calculate pay for ending a Bahrain probation early: the Article 21…
Common questions and mistakes on Bahrain probation: the 3-month limit, one-probation rule…
A complete guide to Bahrain maternity leave in 2026: 60 days full pay under Article 32, the 15…
Step-by-step method to calculate Bahrain maternity pay: 60 days at full wage under Article 32…
Common questions on Bahrain maternity leave: 60 days full pay, the 15 unpaid days, the 40-day…
Step-by-step method to calculate Oman end-of-service gratuity across the August 2023 split…
Common questions and mistakes on Oman end-of-service gratuity: basic vs gross salary, the…
A complete guide to Oman notice periods under Royal Decree 53/2023: the 30/15-day rule for…
Step-by-step method to calculate Oman notice pay in lieu: the 30/15-day rule for unlimited…
Common questions and mistakes on Oman notice periods: the 30/15-day rule, fixed-term vs…
A complete guide to Oman leave encashment under RD 53/2023: 30 days annual leave, basic-wage…
Step-by-step method to calculate Oman leave encashment: basic wage during service…
Common questions and mistakes on Oman leave encashment: basic vs comprehensive wage, in-service…
A complete guide to Oman probation under Royal Decree 53/2023: the 3-month (2-month) limit, the…
Step-by-step method to calculate pay for ending an Oman probation early: the Article 37…
Common questions and mistakes on Oman probation under RD 53/2023: the 3/2-month limit…
A complete guide to Oman maternity leave under Royal Decree 53/2023: 98 days full pay under…
Step-by-step method to calculate Oman maternity pay: 98 days at full gross wage under Article…
Common questions on Oman maternity leave under RD 53/2023: 98 days full pay, no cap on…
Everything an Indian employee needs to know about gratuity — eligibility, the 15/26 formula, the ₹20 lakh cap and tax, in one place.
The exact arithmetic behind India's 15/26 gratuity formula, worked through with a table you can check your own number against.
The errors that shrink people's gratuity and the edge cases — fixed-term staff, the 240-day rule, death before five years — answered clearly.
How unused leave is turned into cash in India — the formula, why accrual varies by state, and the ₹25 lakh tax exemption on exit.
The exact arithmetic for encashing unused leave in India, including the ÷30-versus-÷26 divisor question, worked through in a table.
Which leave is actually encashable, why the divisor matters, and how the lifetime ₹25 lakh exemption really works.
India's 26-week maternity entitlement explained in full — eligibility, the third-child reduction, and who actually pays.
Turning your salary into 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave — the daily-wage method, worked through in a table.
The conditions people miss — the 80-day rule, the 10-employee threshold, the third-child reduction — and the adoption and miscarriage edge cases.
Why there is no one 'India notice period' number — the contract and state-law patchwork explained honestly, with the exit payments that are calculable.
What you're owed when a Philippine job ends — every cause, the two rates, resignation and retirement, in one place.
The exact separation-pay arithmetic for the Philippines — rates, rounding and the one-month floor — worked through in a table.
Why cause is everything — resignation, redundancy vs retrenchment, illegal dismissal and closure-due-to-losses, answered clearly.
The Philippines' three separate notice regimes — authorized cause, just cause and resignation — explained clearly, with when 30 days applies.
A practical walkthrough of the Philippines' three notice regimes, with the 30-day reference value and what skipping notice actually costs.
The procedural traps — notice versus separation pay, on-the-spot dismissals, and the DOLE-notice requirement — explained.
The Philippines' 5-day Service Incentive Leave — the only leave the law says must be cashed out — explained in full.
The exact arithmetic for cashing out unused Service Incentive Leave in the Philippines, worked through in a table.
What the 5-day SIL mandate really covers — company vacation, the one-year rule, exemptions and managerial staff — clarified.
The Philippines' probationary-employment rules in full — the 6-month cap, valid grounds, notice, and when separation pay still applies.
A step-by-step walkthrough of the six-month cap, the valid grounds, and when a probationary employee is still owed separation pay.
The probation myths that cost people — 'any reason' dismissal, no-rights assumptions, and quietly extending past six months — corrected.
The Philippines' 105-days-every-pregnancy maternity entitlement explained in full — solo-parent leave, SSS funding and the salary differential.
Estimating your 105-day (or 120-day) Philippine maternity pay, and how SSS and the employer salary differential divide it.
The SSS mechanics, the salary differential, solo-parent leave and the father-allocation feature — the parts people miss, clarified.
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Redundancy, severance, notice, holiday and final-pay guides for high-value markets.
The 0.5/1/1.5-week age bands, the 20-year cap and the £751 weekly cap, with worked examples.
How much notice you're owed — 1 week per year up to 12 weeks — and how it's paid.
How accrued untaken holiday is paid out under the reg 14 (A×B)−C formula.
Ontario ESA and federal Canada Labour Code minimums — and why common-law notice is often higher.
Ontario and federal vacation-pay rates and how they're paid on leaving.
The week-by-year scale, the 10-year 12-week quirk, and base-rate pay.
The 10-year and 1/60th rules, pro-rata payout, and why every state differs.
The 4-week NES accrual and the 17.5% leave-loading rule on termination.
Which states require payout of accrued vacation when you leave — and which don't.
Your right to 60 days' notice before a mass layoff, and what you're owed if it's skipped.
When your last paycheck is legally due — California, New York, Texas and more.