Equal Futures

For how long do workers need to have worked for the same employer to access paid annual leave?

Tenure refers to the length of time that an employee has worked for the same employer.

Leave begins accruing after one month tenure means that employees are entitled to a certain number of days for every month or week worked. For example, employees might receive 2 days of paid leave for every month worked which they can save to take later.

Leave that is at the discretion of the employer is not considered a guarantee of paid annual leave.

Countries

Marshall Islands - No paid annual leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid annual leave

Nauru - No paid annual leave

Palau - No paid annual leave

Sri Lanka - No paid annual leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid annual leave

Tonga - No paid annual leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid annual leave

United States of America - No paid annual leave

Barbados - 12 months or more tenure required

Belgium - 12 months or more tenure required

Belize - 12 months or more tenure required

Benin - 12 months or more tenure required

Bolivia - 12 months or more tenure required

Brazil - 12 months or more tenure required

Burkina Faso - 12 months or more tenure required

Cambodia - 12 months or more tenure required

Cameroon - 12 months or more tenure required

Canada - 12 months or more tenure required

Central African Republic - 12 months or more tenure required

Chad - 12 months or more tenure required

Chile - 12 months or more tenure required

China - 12 months or more tenure required

Colombia - 12 months or more tenure required

Comoros - 12 months or more tenure required

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 12 months or more tenure required

Republic of the Congo - 12 months or more tenure required

Cote d'Ivoire - 12 months or more tenure required

Djibouti - 12 months or more tenure required

Dominica - 12 months or more tenure required

Dominican Republic - 12 months or more tenure required

El Salvador - 12 months or more tenure required

Equatorial Guinea - 12 months or more tenure required

Fiji - 12 months or more tenure required

Ghana - 12 months or more tenure required

Greece - 12 months or more tenure required

Guatemala - 12 months or more tenure required

Haiti - 12 months or more tenure required

Honduras - 12 months or more tenure required

Indonesia - 12 months or more tenure required

Iraq - 12 months or more tenure required

Israel - 12 months or more tenure required

Italy - 12 months or more tenure required

Laos - 12 months or more tenure required

Lebanon - 12 months or more tenure required

Madagascar - 12 months or more tenure required

Maldives - 12 months or more tenure required

Mali - 12 months or more tenure required

Mauritania - 12 months or more tenure required

Mexico - 12 months or more tenure required

Myanmar - 12 months or more tenure required

New Zealand - 12 months or more tenure required

Niger - 12 months or more tenure required

Nigeria - 12 months or more tenure required

Pakistan - 12 months or more tenure required

Papua New Guinea - 12 months or more tenure required

Paraguay - 12 months or more tenure required

Peru - 12 months or more tenure required

The Philippines - 12 months or more tenure required

Qatar - 12 months or more tenure required

Rwanda - 12 months or more tenure required

San Marino - 12 months or more tenure required

Senegal - 12 months or more tenure required

Sierra Leone - 12 months or more tenure required

South Sudan - 12 months or more tenure required

St. Kitts and Nevis - 12 months or more tenure required

St. Lucia - 12 months or more tenure required

Sudan - 12 months or more tenure required

Suriname - 12 months or more tenure required

Eswatini - 12 months or more tenure required

Thailand - 12 months or more tenure required

Togo - 12 months or more tenure required

Türkiye - 12 months or more tenure required

Vanuatu - 12 months or more tenure required

Venezuela - 12 months or more tenure required

Vietnam - 12 months or more tenure required

Zambia - 12 months or more tenure required

Zimbabwe - 12 months or more tenure required

Afghanistan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Angola - 6 - 11 months tenure

Armenia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Azerbaijan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Bahamas - 6 - 11 months tenure

Belarus - 6 - 11 months tenure

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 6 - 11 months tenure

Costa Rica - 6 - 11 months tenure

Egypt - 6 - 11 months tenure

Estonia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Georgia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Germany - 6 - 11 months tenure

Guinea-Bissau - 6 - 11 months tenure

Japan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Kiribati - 6 - 11 months tenure

Kuwait - 6 - 11 months tenure

Kyrgyzstan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Latvia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Lithuania - 6 - 11 months tenure

North Macedonia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Mauritius - 6 - 11 months tenure

Moldova - 6 - 11 months tenure

Mongolia - 6 - 11 months tenure

Morocco - 6 - 11 months tenure

Nicaragua - 6 - 11 months tenure

Oman - 6 - 11 months tenure

Portugal - 6 - 11 months tenure

Russian Federation - 6 - 11 months tenure

Tajikistan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Tanzania - 6 - 11 months tenure

Turkmenistan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Tuvalu - 6 - 11 months tenure

Uganda - 6 - 11 months tenure

Ukraine - 6 - 11 months tenure

United Arab Emirates - 6 - 11 months tenure

Uzbekistan - 6 - 11 months tenure

Antigua and Barbuda - 2 - 5 months tenure

Brunei - 2 - 5 months tenure

Bulgaria - 2 - 5 months tenure

Hungary - 2 - 5 months tenure

Kenya - 2 - 5 months tenure

Luxembourg - 2 - 5 months tenure

Singapore - 2 - 5 months tenure

United Kingdom - 2 - 5 months tenure

Albania - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Algeria - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Andorra - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Argentina - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Australia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Austria - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Bahrain - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Bangladesh - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Bhutan - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Botswana - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Burundi - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Cabo Verde - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Croatia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Cuba - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Cyprus - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Czech Republic - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Denmark - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Ecuador - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Eritrea - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Ethiopia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Finland - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

France - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Gabon - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Grenada - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Guinea - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Guyana - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Iceland - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

India - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Iran - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Ireland - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Jamaica - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Jordan - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Kazakhstan - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Republic of Korea - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Lesotho - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Liberia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Libya - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Liechtenstein - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Malawi - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Malaysia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Malta - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Monaco - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Montenegro - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Mozambique - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Nepal - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

The Netherlands - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Norway - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Panama - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Poland - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Romania - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Samoa - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Sao Tome and Principe - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Saudi Arabia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Serbia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Seychelles - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Slovakia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Slovenia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Solomon Islands - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Somalia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

South Africa - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Spain - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Sweden - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Switzerland - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Syria - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Timor-Leste - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Tunisia - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Uruguay - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure

Yemen - No tenure requirement or leave begins accruing after one month of tenure