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Article 54 of Qatar’s Labour Law (Law No. 14 of 2004) sets the minimum gratuity (Arabic text read on 13 November 2026 from the Al Meezan legal portal). In plain words: a worker who has spent a full year or more is owed, in addition to any other amounts due, a gratuity of not less than three weeks’ wage for each year of service, in proportion for part years, based on the last basic wage.
How the figure is worked
The law says "three weeks’ wage" and does not say how to find a week’s wage from a monthly one. This page takes the weekly basic wage as the monthly wage × 12 ÷ 52, so three weeks is 36/52 of a month, about 0.692 of a month for each year. Many employers count 21 days of a 30-day month, 0.7 of a month, which is a little higher; the calculator shows both.
| Basic wage | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | 20 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAR 2,000 | QAR 1,385 | QAR 4,154 | QAR 6,923 | QAR 13,846 | QAR 27,692 |
| QAR 4,000 | QAR 2,769 | QAR 8,308 | QAR 13,846 | QAR 27,692 | QAR 55,385 |
| QAR 6,000 | QAR 4,154 | QAR 12,462 | QAR 20,769 | QAR 41,538 | QAR 83,077 |
| QAR 10,000 | QAR 6,923 | QAR 20,769 | QAR 34,615 | QAR 69,231 | QAR 138,462 |
| QAR 15,000 | QAR 10,385 | QAR 31,154 | QAR 51,923 | QAR 103,846 | QAR 207,692 |
Other points in Articles 54 to 56
- Service is continuous if it ended in a case outside Article 61 and the worker was taken back within two months.
- The employer may deduct from the gratuity what the worker owes.
- If the worker dies in service, the employer must deposit the wages and dues, with the gratuity, with the competent court within 15 days (Article 55).
- An employer with a pension or similar scheme that gives the worker a greater benefit than the gratuity does not have to pay the gratuity as well (Article 56).
Common questions
How much end-of-service gratuity does Qatar’s Labour Law give?
Article 54: a worker with one full year or more of service is owed a gratuity of not less than three weeks’ wage for each year of service, in proportion for part years, based on the last basic wage.
Is the gratuity more than the minimum?
It can be: Article 54 says the gratuity is set by agreement between the parties on condition that it is not less than three weeks’ wage for each year.
Which wage is used?
The last basic wage of the worker (Article 54). Article 1 defines basic wage as the rate paid for the work done and includes the annual increment only; allowances and bonuses are part of "wage" but not of the basic wage.
Sources
- Al Meezan, the Qatar Legal Portal: Law No. 14 of 2004 promulgating the Labour Law, Article 54 and Article 1 (definitions), the Arabic text read on 13 November 2026 at almeezan.qa. The portal marks some other articles of the law as amended; Article 54 carries no such mark. The English wording on this page is this site’s own reading of the Arabic.
Rules read on 13 November 2026 from the Al Meezan legal portal. Laws change and your contract may give more than the minimum. This site is not connected with the State of Qatar and gives no legal advice: the Ministry of Labour decides your entitlement.