UAE WPS Deadline Tracker 2026
Find your WPS due date and the escalation timeline under Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026.
In brief: Wages for the previous Gregorian month are due on the 1st of the following month, and you are compliant if at least 85% of total wages are transferred by then. The old 15-day grace period ended on 1 June 2026.
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Common questions
When are salaries due under the UAE Wage Protection System in 2026?
On the first day of each Gregorian month, for the month just ended. Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 took effect on 1 June 2026 and made this a single unified deadline. Any payment after the first is classed as delayed. The previous rule, which allowed fifteen days after the salary due date, no longer applies.
What percentage of wages must be transferred to be WPS compliant?
At least eighty-five per cent of the total wages due to workers, by the due date, excluding lawful deductions. The previous standard was eighty per cent.
What happens if salaries are paid late in the UAE?
Measures escalate by day. Electronic monitoring starts immediately and notifications follow on the second day. New work permits are suspended from the fifth day, administrative fines and reclassification become possible from the eleventh, labour disputes are registered from the sixteenth along with permit suspension for employers of twenty-five or more, and from the twenty-first day precautionary attachment, travel bans and referral to the public prosecutor may apply.
How much is the fine for late WPS payment?
Resolution 340 sets the timeline and the compliance test rather than the penalty amounts, which are levied under separate rules and depend on how late the payment is, the size of the establishment and how many workers are affected. Published figures vary, so confirm your own exposure with MOHRE or a legal adviser rather than relying on a headline number.
Which employers does the 2026 WPS rule apply to?
All private-sector establishments licensed with MOHRE, with construction, transport, storage, security, cleaning and recruitment named as higher-risk sectors. Narrow exemptions cover staff paid outside the UAE with approval, workers under liberty restrictions, and mission permits of three months or less.
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