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Holiday Allowance Act No. 30 of 1987.

Main Region

First Region

Iceland
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
1987-03-27
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Lög um orlof nr. 30/1987
All employees who receive remuneration have the right to a paid leave according to this Act. Each working month entitles one to two days leave. Absence due to sickness or injury is also counted as part of the working period if the employee receives wages for that period. Paid leave shall be taken continuously (at least 14 days) between 2 May and 15 September. If the employee cannot take the leave within this period because of his employer's wishes, the rest of the leave will increase by 25 . In the agricultural sector and in herring fishing, the paid leave can be taken anytime. Employers and employees can settle on other arrangements. The employer shall at least give the employee one month's notice on when to take the leave, after having taken into consideration his requests. If the employee cannot take his leave because of illness, he can get the amount paid. Art. 7 contains provisions on calculation of payments. If the employeer does not pay the leave, the employee can bring a claim to the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1988-05-01
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Repealed Text region

Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Lagasafn
    Publisher
    Ministry of Justice
    Place of publication
    Reykjavik
    Country
    Iceland
    Date
    1991
    Volume
    Vol. I
    Page range
    pp. 608-610

Serial region

    Serial title
    Printed separately
    Page range
    2 p.