How much holiday does an employee accrue in Denmark?
An employee accrues 2.08 paid holiday days per month of employment, 25 days a year in total. Holiday is accrued and taken concurrently: the holiday year runs from 1 September to 31 August and the leave may be taken up to and including 31 December of that year.
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Source
- Source
- Danish Holiday Act, chapters 2 and 3
- Acts
- Danish Holiday Act
- Area
- Employment and working environment
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
Questions
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