Absence Carryover Legal Requirement for Netherlands Legislation (NL)

Summary:

Carryover Legal requirement for Netherland

As per the labor law requirements in the Netherlands, employees are entitled to 25 days of annual leave, out of which 20 days are legally mandated and 5 days are non-legal entitlement.

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Example Scenario:

For 2025:

a) Employee is entitled to 25 days.

b) Leave applied: 19 days.

c) Leave balance: 6 days, which will be carried over to the next year.

d) Out of these 6 days, 1 day will be from the legal bucket (to expire within the following 6 months — i.e., by 30-Jun-2026) and 5 days will be from the non-legal bucket (to remain valid for the next 5 years).