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UAE onboarding, explained from both sides.
Step through one new hire's journey - employer and employee side by side, with a callout on each explaining every hand-off. Read-only: nothing is saved, and it resets on refresh.
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Compliance readiness
Pre-boarding
Onboarding day -28 · 2/57 tasks complete
What's happening
The moment Priya signs, the onboarding clock starts.
Employer
Pre-boarding
Employer is doing
The PRO verifies the MOHRE establishment card and labour quota - confirming the company can legally hire for this role.
- ✓Verify MOHRE establishment card is active and labour quota is available for the role
- ✓Assess Emiratisation/Nitaqat impact of the hire before proceeding (skilled-role headcount)
- ✓Issue MOHRE-standard job offer letter and obtain the employee's signed copy
- ✓Apply for the MOHRE work permit (labour card) via Tasheel/MOHRE portal
- ✓Apply for entry permit (e-visa) or initiate in-country status change
Priya · her view
Pre-boarding
Priya is doing
Priya accepts and uploads her passport and photo. That's all that's needed from her for now.
Nothing for Priya this phase - her team has it covered.
Questions along the way? Ask Voxy
Voxy
UAE HR concierge · grounded
End-of-Service Gratuity (EOSB) in the UAE: Article 51 Calculation Guide for Employers
Under Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, a full-time private-sector employee who completes at least one continuous year is owed end-of-service gratuity of 21 days' basic wage for each of the first five years and 30 days' basic wage for each subsequent year, with the total capped at two years' basic wage. Gratuity is calculated on basic salary only (allowances excluded), pro-rated for part-years, and must be paid within 14 days of the contract ending. Since the 2022 reform abolished unlimited contracts, the old resignation-based reductions no longer apply - a resigning employee with 1+ year's service now receives their full accrued gratuity.
- 1Confirm eligibility (1 year minimum). Gratuity is only owed once the worker completes at least one year of continuous service. Days of unpaid absence are not counted toward the service period (Article 51). Note: free zones such as DIFC and ADGM run their own end-of-service regimes (e.g. DIFC's DEWS scheme) and are not governed by MOHRE's Article 51.
- 2Use basic wage only, not the gross salary. Base the whole calculation on the employee's last basic wage. Housing, transport, utilities, furniture and other allowances are expressly excluded (u.ae / MOHRE).
- 3Derive the daily wage. Divide the monthly basic wage by 30 to get the daily rate. This daily rate is the unit multiplied by the 21- or 30-day accrual figures. (Divisor is the market-standard convention; see 'unverified' for the point that the statute does not itself state a 30-day divisor.)
- 4Apply 21 days per year for the first five years. For each of the first five completed years, the employee accrues 21 days of basic wage. Example mechanics: (basic ÷ 30) × 21 × number of years in the first five-year block.
- 5Apply 30 days per year beyond five years. For every year served after the fifth, the accrual rises to 30 days of basic wage: (basic ÷ 30) × 30 × years beyond five.
Fees and timelines vary by emirate, free zone and nationality - confirm the current figure with the regulator before you rely on it.
Sources · MOHRE (Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation)