Sources: Duport and Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays. EU regulations will increase the minimum number of days of holiday entitlement from 20 to 28 in April 2009. Currently, regulations state that all employees within the European Union are entitled to a 20-day minimum of paid leave; however, some companies include 8 days of public holiday which effectively gives workers only 12 days of paid leave per year. The new regulations will close this loophole by increasing the entitlement to a minimum of 28 days.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
EU To Increase Holiday Entitlement
Sources: Duport and Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays. EU regulations will increase the minimum number of days of holiday entitlement from 20 to 28 in April 2009. Currently, regulations state that all employees within the European Union are entitled to a 20-day minimum of paid leave; however, some companies include 8 days of public holiday which effectively gives workers only 12 days of paid leave per year. The new regulations will close this loophole by increasing the entitlement to a minimum of 28 days.
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