Kuwait Annual Leave Calculator
Estimate accrued annual leave and your remaining leave balance under Kuwait private-sector employment rules.
Important
This calculator provides a general estimate only. It is not an official PAM calculation, payroll calculation, legal advice, employment advice or government advice. Actual entitlement can depend on your contract, employment status, applicable law, leave records and individual circumstances.
Default: 30 working days under amended Article 70. Use a higher figure if your applicable contract gives you a more favourable entitlement.
Estimate Unused Leave Cash Value
Optional. Enter your monthly wage and actual working days per month to estimate the daily leave rate and cash equivalent of the calculated unused leave.
Enter the actual working-day basis applicable to your work schedule. Do not include weekly rest days.
Why we ask for working days: the private-sector labour law states that employee dues including daily wage and leave are calculated using salary divided by the number of actual working days, excluding weekly rest days. MalluKuwait therefore does not silently assume that every worker uses the same 26-day or 30-day divisor.
Estimated Remaining Leave
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Estimated Accrued
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Leave Used
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Estimated Unused-Leave Cash Value
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Estimated Daily Leave Rate
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Positive Unused Leave Used for Value
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Important: Article 73 addresses the worker's right to receive a cash equivalent for accumulated annual-leave days upon expiry of the employment contract. This estimate does not mean that a private-sector employee can automatically demand cash payment for unused annual leave at any time during ongoing employment.
How this estimate was calculated
Article 70 — Annual Leave
The amended Article 70 provides private-sector workers with paid annual leave of at least 30 working days.
For the first year, the amended rule provides eligibility after completing at least six months in the employer's service.
Leave for a fraction of a year is proportional to the period spent in work, including during the first year.
Weekly rest days, official holidays and sick-leave days falling within annual leave are not counted as annual-leave days under the amended wording.
Why some English copies still say 9 months
An English PDF of Law No. 6 of 2010 currently available through PAM still displays the older Article 70 wording referring to nine months. Article 70 was subsequently amended. Kuwait Government Online publishes the amended wording with a six-month first-year threshold. MalluKuwait therefore uses the amended six-month rule for this calculator.
Articles 71–74
Article 71 addresses payment of annual-leave salary before the worker takes the leave.
Article 72 addresses scheduling and accumulation of annual leave, subject to its conditions.
Article 73 provides for a cash equivalent for accumulated annual-leave days upon expiry of the employment contract, subject to the law.
Article 74 contains restrictions relating to assigning or waiving annual leave.
Official references
Important Legal Disclaimer
MalluKuwait is an independent community platform and does not represent the Public Authority for Manpower, the Ministry of Interior or any other Kuwait government authority. This calculator is a general educational estimation tool only. It is not an official leave statement, payroll calculation, legal advice, financial advice, employment advice or government advice, and it does not guarantee any entitlement or payment. Laws, amendments, regulations, administrative decisions, procedures and interpretations may change. Your contract, sector, employment status, applicable legal regime, leave records and individual circumstances may affect the actual result. Verify important decisions against current official Kuwait sources, your employment records, PAM, your employer where appropriate, or a qualified legal professional.
