Following the amendment to the Annual Vacation law – 1951, please note the following:
- Article 3 of the Annual Vacation law, defines the amount of vacation days that each employee is entailed to. I.e. currently an employee who is working 5 days per week, (Sunday to Thursday, weekends are excluded), is entitled to 10 days of annual vacation after the amendment.
- However, within the framework of the amendment any employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 years, shall be entitled to additional annual vacation days, as follows:
- Starting from the 1st of July 2016 and until the 31st of December 2016 an employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 year and for 5 days per week, shall be entitled to 11 days of vacation;
- As from the 1st of January 2017 an employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 year and for 5 days per week, shall be entitled to 12 days of vacation.
- Please note that the above-mentioned information shall not apply to employees who have been working for a certain employer for a duration of more than 4 years.
- Moreover please see the table below for more information.
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| Number of Years | Until 30.6.2016 | 1.7.2016-31.12.2016 | As from 1.1.2017 |
| Years 1-4 | 10 days | 11 days | 12 days |
| Year 5 | 12 days | 12 days | 12 days |
| Year 6 | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days |
| Year 7 | 15 days | 15 days | 15 days |
| Year 8 | 16 days | 16 days | 16 days |
| Year 9 | 17 days | 17 days | 17 days |
| Year 10 | 18 days | 18 days | 18 days |
| Year 11 | 19 days | 19 days | 19 days |
| Year 12 | 20 days | 20 days | 20 days |
| Year 13+ | 20 days | 20 days | 20 days |