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What is the statutory minimum paid holiday?

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General information, not a decision about your individual case. Laws change — check the official source and the review date.

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The general statutory minimum is twenty-four working days on the law’s six-day-week basis, equivalent to twenty days for a five-day week. Contractual or collective terms may provide more; individual entitlement can depend on timing.

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