Ordinary leave

Each employee is entitled to a minimum of 26 working days of paid leave per year.

However, for certain categories of employees or in certain specific cases, the law provides for additional days:

Table of additional days for specific employees and cases
Type of leave	Beneficiary	Duration
Paid annual leave	Employees and apprentices	26 days
Additional paid annual leave for disabled employees	Disabled war veterans, victims of occupational accidents, disabled persons (employees with a physical, mental, sensory, psychological and/or psychosocial disability)	+ 6 days
Additional paid annual leave for the mining industry	Technical employees working in the mining industry	+ 3 days
Additional paid annual leave in the event of a shortened weekly rest period	Employees or apprentices who have not been able to benefit from a continuous rest period of 44 hours	+ 6 days