Earning annual holiday in accordance with the collective agreement
Holiday accrual is usually tied to the employee’s work experience in collective agreements.
For instance, according to the health service sector (terveyspalveluala) and private social services (yksityinen sosiaaliala) collective agreements, employees earn three weekdays of holiday per month if they have at least 15 years of work experience.
In the public sector, holiday accrual is based on work experience, the duration of the current employment and full holiday credit months. In the public sector and in some collective agreements, such as the AVAINTA ry agreement, the length of the holiday is based on tables. The table applied is selected based on work experience and the duration of the current employment.
If the employee works for less than 35 hours per month, they do not earn annual holiday, but they are entitled to two weekdays off for each month they work. The employee is entitled to holiday compensation for these days.
Earning annual holiday without a collective agreement
Employees earn annual holiday from 1 April to 31 March (holiday credit year). Employees accrue annual holiday for the coming summer and winter from 1 April to 31 March.
- If the employment relationship has lasted less than a year by 31 March, two days of annual holiday is accrued per every month.
- If the employment relationship has lasted at least a year by 31 March, 2.5 days of annual holiday is accrued per every month.
During the holiday credit year, holiday cannot accrue so that employees earn two days in some months and 2.5 days in other months. If the duration of the employee’s employment exceeds one year between 1 April and 31 March, 2.5 days of holiday will accrue for the entire holiday credit year.
Examples:
Kaisa’s employment started on 1 January 2023. She will accrue 2.5 days of holiday per month from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Jari’s employment started on 5 April 2023. He will accrue two days of holiday per month from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.