Every employee is entitled to a vacation of three weeks after completing each year of employment with an employer, and four weeks after completing 10 years of employment with the same employer.

Employees must take their vacation within 12 months after becoming entitled to it, and employers must permit them to take it in one continuous period or in several periods if each is at least one week long and notice is given to the employer.

Employers can require all employees or a part of a workplace to take their vacation at a time when the employer has closed all or part of the workplace, but the vacation periods must be at least one week long.

If an employer and employee or union representing the employee cannot agree on the vacation time, the employer must give the employee four weeks' written notice of the vacation period.

Employees are entitled to vacation pay of:

• 3/52 of the employee’s annual wages for the first 9 years of employment

• 4/52 of the employee’s annual wages for each year after 10 years of employment

If an employee does not take their vacation, the employer must pay the vacation pay within 11 months after the entitlement date.

If a public holiday occurs during an employee's vacation period, the vacation period must be extended by one working day, and the employer must pay the employee for each public holiday.

If an employee's employment ends, the employer must pay the vacation pay owed to the employee within 14 days after the employment ends, and the employee is entitled to vacation pay for wages earned but not previously paid for.

SK SEA s.2-24 - 2-29