Dismissal for cause, absconding and money owed to your employer can all cut or cancel your gratuity. Here is when you keep it, when you lose it and what the law actually allows.
If your employer will not pay your gratuity, the MOHRE complaint process is free and usually settles at mediation. A step-by-step guide to filing in 2026, from the 80060 hotline onward.
Switching employers in the UAE resets your gratuity clock. How transfers, new visas and completed service affect your payout, and what to check before you hand in your notice.
Gratuity is tax-free in the UAE, but taking it home can trigger tax abroad. What you keep, what your home country may claim and how to plan your end of service money before you transfer it.