How it works
End-of-service is a payment every worker earns when the employment relationship ends. It is based on the last actual wage (basic salary + fixed allowances such as housing and transport). Article 84 sets the rule: half a month's wage for each of the first five years, and a full month for every year after five, with partial years counted pro rata.
Worked example: your total wage is SAR 9,500 and you completed 6 years. First 5 years = 5 × half a month = 2.5 months, and year six = one full month, so the total is 3.5 × 9,500 = SAR 33,250 (before any resignation scaling).
How the relationship ends changes the amount (Article 85): on contract expiry or employer termination it is paid in full; on resignation it is scaled — under 2 years nothing, 2 to under 5 years one third, 5 to under 10 years two thirds, and 10 years or more the full award. As an exception, a woman receives the full award if she resigns within six months of marriage or three months of childbirth (Article 87). During probation (up to 90 days, or 180 days if extended in writing) no award is due on termination. Expat workers are entitled on the same terms as citizens, and the award is paid within one week of contract end, or two weeks for resignation.