Every day, thousands and thousands of Swedes go to work. And every year, vacation days are earned so you can spend them when it’s time for some relaxation from work. But what actually applies to the holidays?
News24 have previously written about what applies to holiday days, how many you can save and how many are earned each month.
Photo: Martina Holmberg/TT This is how you earn your vacation days
In the vast majority of cases, new holiday days are distributed on April 1 each year, when it marks the new holiday year. However, it may differ depending on employment and collective agreements at the workplace.
On average, approximately 2.08 vacation days are earned per month, resulting in 25 days during the year. Of these, you can save five days for the next holiday year – which means you start the new holiday year with 30 paid holiday days, 25 days + 5 saved holiday days.
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Does your job have a collective agreement?
But it is worth considering that not all workplaces have a collective agreement, other workplaces can offer their employees more vacation days per year. It is simply worth checking what applies to you in your workplace.
But what happens if, in a crisis situation, you need to take more vacation days but don’t have any left as they are all used up? What does it really matter then?
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Photo: Vidar Ruud/TTUnien: Then you can apply for leave
The trade union Unionen signs its homepage that the leave with pay is called “Permission”.
“When there are collective agreements, there are also rules that describe the right to shorter leave without salary deduction. Examples of situations are rapidly occurring cases of illness within the family, death of close relatives and funerals,” they write.
This can also be granted in other cases as well, such as doctor and dentist visits, your own wedding or even your own 50th birthday.
Again, you as an employee must consult with the employer and apply for this type of leave, and then possibly get it granted.
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Then you can get up to 10 days off – with pay
In the event that you have a relative who dies, you have the right, with a collective agreement, to take leave with pay for a maximum of 10 days.
If a close relative dies, you have the right to leave in connection with the death, at a funeral or burial and in some cases also at a probate.
Here, too, you should check what applies at your workplace as the same rules are not applied in all collective agreements, writes the Pensions Authority’s compliance guide on its homepage.
“Some employers have collective agreements where you have the right to take paid leave for a maximum of ten days when a close relative has died. The rules are not the same in all collective agreements. Contact your employer to find out what applies to you,” writes the.
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If a close relative dies, you may be entitled to paid leave. Photo: Gorm Kallestad/TTKommunal employee? It applies to you
At Kommunals homepage they write for their part that you as an employee must be aware that you are not entitled to the leave, but that it is the employer who grants it if the opportunity exists.
For example, if you work in a municipality, region or in a municipal company, you can have your leave application approved by your employer for individual matters. This then means that you also receive a salary.
For example, it may be the case that: