Kuwait Annual Leave Entitlement Calculator

Work out how many annual-leave days you have accrued — instantly, per Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 70

Last reviewed: 4 July 2026

Annual leave calculator

Based on Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 70

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Quick answer

In Kuwait you earn at least 30 working days of paid annual leave a year under Article 70, as replaced by Law No. 85 of 2017, accruing at 2.5 days a month from your first month. Weekly rest days, official holidays and sick days inside your leave do not count against it. You can take first-year leave once you have completed six months with the employer. This calculator shows your accrued days and remaining balance after leave already taken.

Entitlement: 30 working days/year (2.5/month)
First-year rule: Taken after 6 months; accrues from month 1
Accrual: Proportional to service
Law: Law 6/2010, Art. 70 (as amended 2017)

Kuwait annual leave by months of service

Article 70 of Kuwait’s Private Sector Labour Law, in the form Law No. 85 of 2017 gave it, grants at least 30 working days of paid annual leave a year: 2.5 days for each month of service. Weekly rest days, official holidays and sick days that fall inside your leave are not counted, so 30 days of leave means 30 working days away from work.

The first-year rule is about timing. You can take leave for your first year once you have completed six months with the employer, but the leave builds up from month one: the article's last sentence grants leave for part of a year in proportion to the time worked, even in the first year of service, and Article 73 pays your accumulated days in cash when the contract ends.

Older English translations of the law, including the Public Authority for Manpower's, still print the pre-2017 text, which set the threshold at nine months. The Arabic text in force says six.

Completed service	Leave accrued (2.5 a month)	Can you take it yet?
3 months	7.5 days	Not yet (from six months); paid in cash if the contract ends first
6 months	15 days	Yes
9 months	22.5 days	Yes
1 year	30 days	Yes
18 months	45 days	Yes
2 years	60 days	Yes; you may hold up to two years' leave (Art. 72)

Article 70 as replaced by Law No. 85 of 2017: at least 30 working days a year, accruing from the first month, with first-year leave taken after six months. Figures from the calculator above, before any leave taken.

Taking, carrying forward and cashing in leave (Articles 71 to 74)

•Your wage for the leave is paid before you go (Article 71).
•The employer sets the dates. It can split your leave only with your consent, and only after the first 14 days (Article 72).
•You can build up to two years of leave and take it in one go with the employer's agreement; holding more than two years needs both sides to agree (Article 72).
•When the contract ends, every accumulated day is paid in cash (Article 73), on your full wage divided by 26.
•You cannot give up annual leave, for money or for nothing, and the employer can recover the leave pay if you work for another employer during it (Article 74).

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Annual leave calculation in Kuwait

1
Count your completed months
Leave accrues from your first month. The six-month rule only decides when first-year leave can be taken.
2
Apply the rate
2.5 days for each month of service (30 working days a year).
3
Subtract leave taken
Deduct annual-leave days already used.

Worked examples

1 year of service

Accrued: 2.5 × 12 = 30 days

Accrued leave30 days

7 months of service

Accrued: 2.5 × 7 = 17.5 days
Past six months, so first-year leave can now be taken

Accrued leave17.5 days

Frequently asked questions

How many annual leave days do I get in Kuwait?

At least 30 working days a year under Article 70, accruing at 2.5 days per month of service. Weekly rest days, official holidays and sick days inside your leave are not counted.

Do I earn leave in my first six months?

Yes. Leave accrues from your first month. What the six-month rule controls is when you can take first-year leave: only after six months with the employer. If the contract ends before that, Article 73 pays the accrued days in cash. The rule was nine months until the 2017 amendment, which is why older guides still quote nine.

Is unused leave paid when I leave?

Yes. Article 73 gives you cash for your accumulated annual leave when the contract ends, on your full wage divided by 26 (Article 67). Use the leave salary calculator for the amount.

Does a public holiday or sick day during my leave count against it?

No. Article 70 says weekly rest days, official holidays and sick days that fall inside your annual leave are not counted, so your leave is extended by those days.

How many years of leave can I carry forward in Kuwait?

Up to two years' leave, which you can take in one block with your employer's agreement (Article 72). Holding more than two years needs both of you to agree. Whatever is still unused when the contract ends is paid in cash under Article 73.

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