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Maternity Leave Calculator For UAE

Calculate your UAE maternity leave pay and schedule in seconds. Enter basic salary, fixed allowances, and start date to see full-pay, half-pay, and unpaid days as per UAE Labour Law. Built for employers to plan payroll, budgets, and approvals with confidence.

Calculate Maternity Leave Pay
Notes: Daily rate uses a 30-day month. By default, maternity leave is 60 days: first 45 days at full wage (basic + fixed cash allowances) and next 15 days at half wage. Certified cases allow +30 days fully paid for child illness/disability and up to +45 days unpaid. This tool is an estimate only and doesn’t replace legal advice or internal policy.

Maternity Leave (UAE) — Employer Cost Summary

Basic (AED):
Allowances (AED):
Leave Start:
Planned Leave (days):
Daily Full Wage (AED):
Daily Half Wage (AED):
Full-Pay Days:
Half-Pay Days:
Unpaid Days:
Child Illness Fully-Paid Days:
Unpaid Medical Days:
Amount (AED):
Method: 45d full + 15d half by default; extras as selected
Breakdown:
Total Payable During Leave: AED
Tip: Set “Planned Leave (days)” lower than 60 if the employee returns early. If policy grants more generous benefits, override via the extra paid/unpaid fields.

How to Calculate Maternity Leave For UAE?

Maternity leaves in the UAE are set at 60 calendar days for private-sector employees. The first 45 days are at full pay and the next 15 days are at half pay. Employees may begin their maternity leave up to 30 days before the expected delivery date.

They can be extended in specific cases. If the mother or child has a certified medical condition that prevents an early return, up to 45 additional days of unpaid leave may be granted. If the newborn is sick or has a disability that requires constant care, the mother is entitled to an extra 30 days fully paid, extendable by a further 30 days unpaid, after the initial 60 days.

Disclaimer: Yomly’s Maternity Leave Calculator is for general information only and is not legal, HR, payroll, tax, or compliance advice. Results are estimates based on a 30 day month and typical private-sector rules; actual entitlements may vary by contract, company policy, free-zone or government rules, and medical certificates. Please verify with HR, legal, and official UAE guidance. Yomly makes no warranties and is not liable for any loss from its use.

Under UAE Labour Law, “wage” means basic salary plus cash allowances and (where contractually defined) certain benefits in kind. During the first 45 days of maternity leave the employee is paid full wage (i.e., basic + eligible allowances); the next 15 days are at half wage. Your contracts and policy decide whether variable pay (e.g., commission) is part of “wage.” Our calculator defaults to basic + fixed cash allowances for clarity.

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