Danish Holiday Act
The Act introduced concurrent holiday: leave is accrued and taken in the same holiday year. It sets accrual at 2.08 days per month, the holiday year from 1 September to 31 August, the period for taking leave and the rules on holiday pay and carry-over.
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Reference
- Reference
- LOV nr 60 af 30/01/2018
- In force
- 2020-09-01
- Area
- Employment and working environment
- Supervision
- Ankestyrelsen
- Publisher
- Retsinformation
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
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Related acts
- Danish Salaried Employees ActLBK nr 1002 af 24/08/2017
- Danish Working Environment ActLBK nr 2062 af 16/11/2021
- Act on employment certificates and certain working conditionsLOV nr 501 af 16/05/2023
- Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women in EmploymentLBK nr 942 af 2024
- Danish Companies ActLBK nr 1168 af 01/09/2023
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