How many days of annual leave am I entitled to?
Twenty-five days per leave year, of which four weeks must be available as continuous leave between June and August. Days beyond twenty may be saved to a later year.
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- Kildehenvisning registrert, kildetekst ikke verifisert på nytt
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What the source says
- Section 4: twenty-five days in each leave year.
- Section 12: four consecutive weeks between June and August unless otherwise agreed.
- Section 18: days beyond twenty may be saved.
- Article 7 of the Working Time Directive: at least four weeks of paid annual leave as the floor.
Source rows
- Annual Leave Act (SFS 1977:480)SFS 1977:480 · Labour Court decides disputes · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash 2009a379833065ebOfficial source
- Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working timeCELEX 32003L0088 · European Commission, implemented nationally · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash efebfd36c36c3c33Official source
For the employer · How the employer puts the question
Holiday pay follows the scope of the employment, and the qualifying year governs how many days are paid.
For the employee · How the employee puts the question
The right to leave is not lost automatically where the employer has not enabled it to be taken, see C-684/16.
Leading rulings
- C-684/16 Max-PlanckCourt of Justice of the European Union · 2018-11-06
The right is not lost automatically where the employer has not enabled the worker to take the leave.
Official source - C-55/18 CCOOCourt of Justice of the European Union · 2019-05-14
Member States must require a system enabling the duration of each worker's daily working time to be measured.
Official source - C-684/16 Max-PlanckCourt of Justice of the European Union · 2018-11-06
The right is not lost automatically where the employer has not enabled the worker to take the leave.
Official source
Next step
Check the qualifying year and saved days against the collective agreement before applying.
Open the tool: Leave and overtime, what applies?The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.
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