(1) (Normal annual leave in connection with holidays)Employers are obliged to ensure that employees have 25 working days' leave in connection with holidays each holiday year. Employees are obliged to take holidays each year, cf. however this section (5), section 7 (3), first paragraph, and section 9 (1) and (2). All days count as working days except Sundays and public holidays. Working days during holidays which, according to an employee's work schedule, would in any case have been days off are counted as holidays and deducted from the number of days pursuant to the first sentence and (2) and (3).(2) (Extra holidays for employees over the age of 60)Employees who reach the age of 60 during a holiday year shall be given 6 working days' extra holiday. If the extra holiday is divided up, the employee may only demand as many working days off as he normally works in a week.(3) (Length of holidays for persons appointed in a holiday year)An employee who takes up a post no later than 30 September of a holiday year is entitled to full holidays, but cf. section 7 (1). An employee who takes up a post at a later date is entitled to holidays of 6 working days.An employee may only demand holidays pursuant to the preceding paragraph insofar as it is shown that he has not already had full holidays from another employer earlier in the holiday year.(4) (Additional time off in connection with Sunday or shift work, irregular working hours, etc.)An employee who works on Sundays may claim time off either on the Sunday immediately preceding or on the Sunday immediately following his holiday. This only applies, however, when a period of holiday is taken comprising at least 6 working days.An employee may demand that the time from the end of work before a holiday to the return to work after the holiday shall amount to at least 16 hours altogether in addition to the length of holiday pursuant to the provisions above. This only applies, however, when a period of holiday is taken comprising at least 18 working days.(5) (Employees not qualified for full holiday pay)Employees may claim annual leave in connection with holidays pursuant to the provisions above irrespective of holiday pay earned. Employees may refuse to take holidays or any additional time off insofar as their holiday pay does not compensate for pay lost during absence on holiday. If an enterprise ceases operations wholly or in part in connection with holidays, all employees affected by the stoppage may nevertheless be ordered to take holidays and any additional time off for the same period of time.(6) (Departure)The provisions in (4), second paragraph, may be departed from in a collective agreement.
