Guides to Saudi end-of-service pay

Short, practical guides to the rules behind your final settlement, based on the Saudi Labor Law and checked against our worked examples.

Resigning at exactly 5 years: why one extra day doubles your EOSB

Five years exactly pays one third. Five years and one day pays two thirds — twice the money for one day. How the thresholds really work.

The two-year rule, the exceptions that still pay in full, and what your final settlement contains even when the benefit is zero.

The benefit is based on your actual wage, not basic salary alone. Here is what counts, what doesn't, and how much it changes the result.

Expiry pays the full benefit. Early exits are where it gets complicated — for both sides. The rules, with examples.

Before you sign the settlement, verify it: your Qiwa record, the wage basis, each component, and the route if the numbers don't match.

Dismissed without a valid reason? Article 77 adds compensation on top of your EOSB — here is how much, with worked examples for both contract types.