Проверка срока выплаты зарплаты через WPS в ОАЭ
На основании Приказа министра № 340 от 2026 года о системе защиты заработной платы, действующего с 1 июня 2026 года. Последняя проверка: 2026-09-23.
This free checker gives the date a UAE private-sector payroll must be paid through the Wage Protection System (WPS), whether a payment date is on time or late, which step of the escalation timeline a late payment reaches, and whether the 85% on-time threshold is met — all under Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026. Everything runs in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
The WPS Payment Rules
The first day of each Gregorian month is the unified due date for paying private-sector workers’ wages for the preceding Gregorian month. Any payment made after that date is deemed a delay in wage payment (Article 1(1)).
Every establishment registered with the Ministry pays on that date through the Wage Protection System approved by the Ministry, or another system the Ministry adopts, and submits the documents and data that prove payment (Article 1(2) and (3)).
An establishment is deemed compliant where, no later than the due date, it transfers no less than 85% of the total wages due to its workers (Article 2(1)). A worker is not treated as unpaid if they receive no less than 85% of their entitled wage and the difference comes from lawful deductions or withholdings under Article 25 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (Article 2(2)). Both apply without prejudice to the workers’ right to their full wages.
Against establishments that do not pay on the due date, Annex No. (1) sets six steps: electronic monitoring from the due date; notifications and alerts from the 2nd day after it; suspension of new work permits on the 5th day; on the 11th day, for a repeated violation within six months, the administrative fine under Cabinet Resolution No. 21 of 2020 and reclassification into the Third Category; on the 16th day, for establishments with 25 or more workers or same-owner groups in listed sectors, automatic labour-dispute registration and suspension of work permits; and on the 21st day, an executive instrument or collective dispute, precautionary attachment, a travel ban on the person in charge and, for repeated violations in larger establishments, notice to the Public Prosecution (Article 3).
Excluded from WPS (Article 4): a worker whose wage claim has gone to court or carries an executive instrument, within the limits of that claim; a worker under an absconding report while it is valid; a worker whose liberty is restricted by an order or judgment, or who is on approved unpaid leave, once the Ministry is notified; seafarers on ships, on request; foreign workers of foreign establishments paid outside the UAE, on request and with the workers’ approval; mission work permits of up to 3 months; fishing boats and public taxis owned by individual citizens; banks and financial institutions; and places of worship.
An establishment may delegate someone to pay its wages, but it stays responsible for paying on the due dates (Article 5).
Resolution 340 repeals Ministerial Resolution No. 598 of 2022 (Article 7), under which an employer was considered late only if it did not pay within 15 days of the due date (Resolution 598, Article 1(2)). It came into force on 1 June 2026 (Article 8).
How the Dates Are Counted
Due date = the 1st of the month after the payroll month. The December payroll is due on 1 January of the next year.
Days late = the payment date − the due date, in calendar days. Zero or less is on time.
Annex 1 dates = the due date + 0, 2, 5, 11, 16 and 21 days. With wages due on 1 October 2026, the steps fall on 1, 3, 6, 12, 17 and 22 October.
85% test = the wages transferred by the due date ≥ 85% of the total wages due, compared in whole fils, so exactly 85% meets it.
Assumptions and Limits
Counting the days: the Annex speaks of “the fifth day following the due date” and so on without saying how to count. This checker reads it as the due date plus that many calendar days, so the fifth day after 1 October is 6 October.
Weekends and holidays: the resolution contains no rule that moves the due date when the 1st falls on a weekend or a public holiday, and this checker does not move it. It shows the weekday of the due date.
Conditions of rows 4 to 6: those steps depend on a repeated violation, the number of workers, ownership and sector, or a risk to the labour market. The checker shows each condition as the Annex states it and does not decide it.
The fine: row 4 applies the administrative fine prescribed under Cabinet Resolution No. 21 of 2020. Resolution 340 does not state an amount, and this page gives none.
Paying on the day of a step: the resolution does not say whether a payment made on the day a step is scheduled avoids it. The checker reports the last step whose day had come by the payment date.
Amounts: without the two amounts, a late payment date is taken to mean nothing was transferred by the due date. The procedural guide Article 6 asks the Undersecretary to issue was not reviewed for this page; MOHRE’s 4 June 2026 statement describes the approach as gradual and risk-based.
WPS Deadline Examples
Worked examples under Resolution 340:
September 2026 payroll paid through WPS on 1 October 2026
09/2026 → due 01/10/2026
= on time (Article 1(1))
September 2026 payroll paid on 8 October 2026
08/10/2026 − 01/10/2026 = 7 days
= late; Annex 1 row 3 (from 06/10/2026); row 4 falls on 12/10/2026
December 2026 payroll
12/2026 → 01/01/2027
= due 01/01/2027
AED 200,000 due, AED 170,000 transferred by the due date
170,000 ÷ 200,000 = 85%
= meets the 85% threshold (Article 2(1))
Frequently Asked Questions
When must salaries be paid in the UAE under WPS?
On the 1st of the following Gregorian month: Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 makes the first day of each Gregorian month the unified due date for the previous month’s wages, and any payment after that date is a delay (Article 1(1)).
Is there still a 15-day grace period?
No. The 15-day window was in Ministerial Resolution No. 598 of 2022 (Article 1(2)). Resolution 340 repeals it (Article 7) and treats any payment after the 1st as a delay (Article 1(1)).
What does the 85% rule measure?
The value of wages, not the number of workers: an establishment is compliant if, by the due date, it transfers no less than 85% of the total wages due to its workers (Article 2(1)). The workers are still owed their full wages.
What happens if salaries are paid late?
Annex No. (1) sets the steps by day after the due date: monitoring from the due date, notifications from the 2nd day, a stop on new work permits on the 5th, a fine and reclassification on the 11th for repeat violators, labour-dispute registration on the 16th for larger establishments, and enforcement steps including a travel ban on the 21st.
How much is the WPS late-payment fine?
Resolution 340 does not state an amount. Its Annex applies, on the 11th day and for a repeated violation within six months, the administrative fine prescribed under Cabinet Resolution No. 21 of 2020.
What if the 1st falls on a weekend or public holiday?
The resolution has no rule that moves the due date in that case. This checker keeps the 1st and shows its weekday.
When did Resolution 340 take effect?
On 1 June 2026 (Article 8). The first payroll it covers is May 2026, due on 1 June 2026.
Who is excluded from WPS?
Article 4 lists the exclusions, among them workers with a wage claim before a court, workers under an absconding report, workers on approved unpaid leave, mission work permits of up to 3 months, banks and financial institutions, and places of worship.
Official Sources
Based on Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 Concerning the Wage Protection System, in force from 1 June 2026. Last reviewed: 2026-09-23.
Disclaimer
* Проверка следует Приказу министра № 340 от 2026 года в редакции, опубликованной MOHRE; условия пунктов 4–6 Приложения 1 она не оценивает. Последняя проверка: 2026-09-23. Это не юридическая консультация; за официальными разъяснениями обращайтесь в MOHRE.