Annual holiday
When you work, you accumulate time off, or paid annual leave. You accumulate paid leave if you work for at least 35 hours a month or 14 days a month.
If your employment has lasted less than one year, you will receive 2 days of leave per month. If your employment has lasted more than a year, you will receive 2.5 days of leave per month. In total, you’ll receive 24 days of summer leave and 6 days of winter leave.
Example: your employment has lasted 6 months, and you work for 40–80 hours every month -> You accumulate 12 days of leave.
You will be paid during your annual leave even though you’re not working. This is called holiday pay. In many workplaces, employees are also paid a holiday bonus, which is around half of the total amount of their holiday pay.
If you are a part-time employee with less than 14 days or less than 35 hours per calendar month, you will not accumulate annual leave. However, in that case, you’re still entitled to take time off and to holiday compensation.
If you fall ill before the start of an agreed leave or during your annual leave, notify your employer without delay and ask for your leave to be postponed.
If you don’t have time to use all your days of leave during your employment, you will be monetarily compensated for the accumulated days.