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Labor Statistics > Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required (most recent) by country
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| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| 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 |
Not required, but 28 days is standard. Additional Long service leave is also payable. |
| Austria |
35 days, for elderly employees 42 days |
| Bahamas, The |
14 days after 1 year employment, 21 days after 5 years employment |
| Belgium |
20 days, premium pay |
| Brazil |
30 consecutive days, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer |
| Bulgaria |
minimum 20 working days |
| Canada |
10 working days, determined by provincial law |
| Chile |
15 working days |
| China |
Not required |
| Colombia |
14 days |
| Costa Rica |
2 weeks after 1 year employment. |
| Croatia |
18 working days |
| Czech Republic |
4 weeks |
| Denmark |
6 weeks, of which 5 days can be "sold" back to the employer - omsorgsdage (carer’s leave). |
| Ecuador |
14 days |
| Finland |
35 days |
| France |
5 weeks + 2 weeks of RTT (Reduction du Temps de Travail, in English : Reduction of Working Time) = 7 weeks. The most significant vacation time of any country in the world. |
| Germany |
4 weeks (24 "workable" days, i.e. Mo to Sa, even if the working week is Mo to Fri), plus 9 to 13 bank holidays |
| Hong Kong |
7 days |
| Hungary |
20 working days |
| Ireland |
20 days, plus 9 public holidays |
| Israel |
14 days |
| Italy |
20-30 days 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 |
| Mexico |
7 days |
| Netherlands |
4 weeks |
| New Zealand |
4 weeks as of April 1, 2007 |
| Norway |
25 working days |
| Paraguay |
14 days |
| Peru |
14 days |
| Poland |
20 business days, 26 business days after 10 years of employment |
| Puerto Rico |
15 days |
| Romania |
minimum 20 working days |
| Saudi Arabia |
15 days |
| Singapore |
7 days |
| South Africa |
21 consecutive days |
| Spain |
30 calendar days |
| Sweden |
25-32 working days, depending on age |
| Switzerland |
28 days |
| Taiwan |
7 days |
| Tunisia |
30 work days |
| Turkey |
12 work days |
| Ukraine |
24 calendar days |
| United Kingdom |
20 calendar days, plus 8 bank holidays |
| United States |
Not required, but 7-21 days is standard for most employers. Typically, 10 working days with 8 national holidays. |
| Uruguay |
14 days |
| Venezuela |
15 paid days |
| Vietnam |
10 working days. |
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