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List of statutory minimum employment leave by country |
In most industrialised nations, advances in employee relations have seen the introduction of statutory minimum tariffs for employee leave from work, i.e. the amount of entitlement to paid holiday/vacation. Several companies will offer contractually more time, depending on the sector. Companies and the law may also differ as to whether national holidays are counted as part of the minimum leave. Disparities in national minimums are still subject of debate regarding Work-life balance and perceived differences between nations.
| Country | Legally required minimum leave |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 14 calendar days (from 0 to 5 years seniority), 21 calendar days (from 5 to 10), 28 calendar days (from 10 to 20) and 35 calendar days (from 20) |
| Australia | As of 27 March 2006, 20 work days (4 weeks). 2 weeks can be "sold" to employer. Additional Long service leave is also payable. 10 public holidays as well are payable to employees. |
| Austria | 5 weeks |
| The Bahamas | 14 days after 1 year employment, 21 day after 5 years employment |
| Belgium | 20 days, premium pay |
| Brazil | 30 consecutive days after 1 year employment, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer |
| Bulgaria | minimum 20 working days |
| Canada | Determined by provincial law. 10-15 working days depending on province. In addition, 5-9 public holidays depending on province. |
| Chile | 15 working days |
| Colombia | 15 working days for every year, vacations can be accumulated for up to 4 years (up to 60 working days of vacations) |
| Costa Rica | 2 weeks after 1 year employment. |
| China | 10 working days. |
| Croatia | 18 working days. Saturdays can be included even if company offices are not open on Saturdays. This is left for employers and employees to agree. |
| Czech Republic | 4 weeks |
| Denmark | 25 work days minimum |
| Dominican Republic | 14 work days after one year employment, 20 work days after 5 years employment. |
| Estonia | 28 calendar days |
| European Union | 4 weeks, more in some countries |
| Ecuador | 14 days |
| Finland | 5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays, but not Sundays counted as holidays) is the minimum mandated by law. More precisely: vacation is accrued between 1.4. - 31.3. each year and used primarily during the following summer holiday period. During each such full period 2,5 vacation days are accrued per month. When taking up a new job, only 2 days are accrued until the start of the first full period. Many trade unions have been able to agree for more vacation time for their profession |
| France | 5 weeks1 (+ 2 weeks of RTT (Reduction du Temps de Travail, in English : Reduction of Working Time) according to the contract) |
| Germany | 4 working weeks |
| Greece | 20 working days or more depending on the years in the company |
| Hong Kong | 7 days |
| Hungary | 20 working days (increasing up to 30 with age) |
| Ireland | 4 working weeks (20 days if working full time), plus 9 public holidays |
| India | 60 Days |
| Israel | from 12 working days for the first year to 24 days for 14-th year and on, not including official holidays, sick leave, etc. |
| Italy | 20-32 working days (exact amount depends on contract details) plus 12 public holidays |
| Japan | including sick leave: 18 days paid time off; officially, five weeks (in reaction to the karoshi problem) |
| Korea, South | 10 working days |
| Latvia | 4 weeks |
| Malaysia | Starts at 8 days for first 2 years employment with an employer. Increases to 12 days for between 2 and 5 years employment and 16 days for 5 or more years. Plus, depending on which state, around 14 public holidays. |
| Mexico | Starts at minimum 6 days for the 1 year of employment. Increases to 8 days after the second year, to 10 days after the third year, 12 days after the fourth year and to 14 days from year 5 o year 9; then every 5 years increases two days. |
| Netherlands | 4 weeks |
| New Zealand | 4 weeks as of April 1, 2007 |
| Norway | 25 working days |
| Pakistan | 15 working days |
| Paraguay | 14 days |
| Peru | 14 days |
| Poland | 20 business days, 26 business days after 10 years of employment |
| Portugal | 22 working days, up to 25 without work absences in previous year. |
| Puerto Rico | 15 days |
| Romania | minimum 21 working days |
| Russia | 28 calendar days2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 30 days |
| Serbia | 20 working days minimum |
| Singapore | 14 days (executive and above); 7 days with 1 additional day per year up to a maximum of 14 days (non-executive) |
| Slovakia | 20 days, 25 days after 15 years of employment |
| South Africa | 21 consecutive days |
| Spain | 30 calendar days |
| Sweden | 25 work days minimum |
| Switzerland | 28 calendar days (= 20 work days) |
| Taiwan | 7 days |
| Turkey | 12 work days |
| Tunisia | 30 work days |
| Ukraine | 24 calendar days |
| United Kingdom | As of 1 October 2007, 4.8 weeks (24 work days) with no additional entitlement for bank holidays and 5.6 weeks (28 work days) from 1 April 2009.3 |
| United States | none4 |
| Uruguay | 14 days |
| Venezuela | 15 paid days for the first year + 1 day extra for every year of service until reaching 30 days. In addition, a maximum of 12 public holidays provided every holiday falls on a weekday. |
| Vietnam | 10 working days. |
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