Leave and Paid Holidays - International Comparison
The chart shows the holidays (leave days) per year agreed by the two sides of industry. If no holidays have been agreed the chart shows the provisions of the law.
In most countries workers are paid on public holidays. Where that is the case we have shown the average number of paid holidays. Of course this number may vary because certain holidays may be on varying days of the week.
| Leave days | Public holidays | |
|---|---|---|
| Status: 01.01.2007 | Source: own surveys | ||
| AT | 30 | 14 |
| BE | 20 | 10 |
| BG | 26 | |
| CH | 20 | |
| CY | 20 | 14 - 17 |
| CZ | 20 | 12 |
| DE | 30 | 8/10 |
| DK | 30 | 11 |
| EE | 28 | |
| ES | 22 | 14 |
| FI | 24 | 9 |
| FR | 30 | 10 |
| GB | 21 | 8 |
| GR | 20/22 | |
| HR | 20 | |
| HU | 20 | 10 |
| IE | 20 | 9 |
| IS | 24 | |
| IT | 26 | 13 |
| LT | 28 | |
| LU | 25 | 10 |
| LV | 28 | |
| MT | 25 | 14 |
| NL | 25 | |
| NO | 30 | |
| PL | 20/26 | |
| PT | 22 | 14 + 1 |
| RO | 21 | |
| SE | 25 | 0 |
| SI | 20 | 12 |
| SK | 25 | 15 |
| TR | 26 | 13 |
Leave and paid holidays