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Back|Gratuity Calculation Depends on Signed Contract Terms, Not Offer Letter Alone
Gratuity Calculation Depends on Signed Contract Terms, Not Offer Letter Alone
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Gulf News·yesterday·Business·1 min read·🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

Gratuity Calculation Depends on Signed Contract Terms, Not Offer Letter Alone

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  • An employee's gratuity in the UAE should be calculated based on the salary recorded in a signed, MOHRE-registered contract, not an offer letter, if the employee never agreed to a salary reduction in writing.
  • If a signed amendment reflecting a lower salary exists, that figure may be used for gratuity calculation.

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Why It Matters

In the UAE, gratuity (end-of-service benefit) is calculated based on the employee's basic salary. Disputes arise when offer letters show a higher salary than the signed, MOHRE-registered contract, especially if the employee never agreed to a reduction.

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Where your contract and offer letter still record the original, higher salary, and you never signed anything accepting the reduction, you have a reasonable basis to argue that the original basic wage remained the legally applicable one, and that your gratuity should be calculated on that figure rather than on the reduced amount. If, on the other hand, you had at some point signed a variation or an amended, MOHRE-registered contract reflecting the lower salary, that reduced figure could properly be used.

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  • UAE labor courts will continue to prioritize signed, MOHRE-registered contracts over offer letters in gratuity disputes

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  • ?What is the statute of limitations for challenging a salary reduction in the UAE?
  • ?Must an employee formally object to a salary change to preserve their right to the original salary for gratuity purposes?
  • ?How do UAE labor courts typically rule in cases where offer letters and contracts disagree on salary?

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  • An employee's gratuity in the UAE should be calculated based on the salary recorded in a signed, MOHRE-registered contract, not an offer letter, if the employee never agreed to a salary reduction in writing.
  • If a signed amendment reflecting a lower salary exists, that figure may be used for gratuity calculation.

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