| Country |
legally required |
| 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 |
As of 27 March 2006, 20 work days (4 weeks). 2 weeks can be "sold" to employer. Additional Long service leave is also payable. 10 public holidays as well are payable to employees. |
| Austria |
5 weeks |
| The Bahamas |
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 |
| Colombia |
15 working days for every year, vacations can be accumulated for up to 4 years (up to 60 working days of vacations) |
| Costa Rica |
2 weeks after 1 year employment. |
| China |
Not required |
| Croatia |
18 working days |
| Czech Republic |
4 weeks |
| Colombia |
14 days |
| Denmark |
6 weeks, of which 5 days can be "sold" back to the employer - omsorgsdage (carer’s leave). |
| Dominican Republic |
14 work days after one year employment, 20 work days after 5 years employment. |
| European Union |
4 weeks, more in some countries |
| Ecuador |
14 days |
| Finland |
35 days |
| France |
5 weeks[1] (+ 2 weeks of RTT (Reduction du Temps de Travail, in English : Reduction of Working Time) according to the contract) |
| Germany |
4 weeks, i.e. 24 "workable" days based on a six day week (Mon - Sat). Normal work-week is Mo-Fr; plus 9 to 13 bank holidays; plus sick, pregnancy, mothership and personal leave |
| Greece |
20 working days or more depending of the years in the company |
| Hong Kong |
7 days |
| Hungary |
20 working days |
| Ireland |
20 days, plus 9 public holidays |
| India |
60 Days |
| 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 |
| Malaysia |
Starts at 8 days for first 2 years employment with an employer. Increases to 12 days for between 2 and 5 years employment and 16 days for 5 or more years. Plus about 14 public holidays (depends on state). |
| 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 |
| Portugal |
22 working days, up to 25 without work absences in previous year. |
| Puerto Rico |
15 days |
| Romania |
minimum 20 working days |
| Russia |
28 calendar days |
| Saudi Arabia |
15 days |
| Serbia |
20 working days minimum + 1 day extra for every 2 years of service (this extra is optional, employer can choose not to do that) |
| Singapore |
7 days |
| Slovakia |
20 days, 25 days after 15 years of employment |
| South Africa |
21 consecutive days |
| Spain |
30 calendar days |
| Sweden |
25-32 working days, depending on age |
| Switzerland |
28 calendar days (= 20 work days) |
| Taiwan |
7 days |
| Turkey |
12 work days |
| Tunisia |
30 work days |
| Ukraine |
24 calendar days |
| United Kingdom |
4 working weeks, with no additional entitlement for bank holidays. Increases to 4.8 weeks from 1st October 2007, and to 5.6 weeks from 1st April 2009.[2] |
| United States |
none[3] |
| Uruguay |
14 days |
| Venezuela |
15 paid days |
| Vietnam |
10 working days. |
