Annual leave entitlement is calculated on the basis of regular working days, and only these days must be deducted when submitting a request. Employees who work a 5-day week are entitled to 30 days of leave per year.

5-day week – 30 days of leave (UT)
4-day week – 24 UT
3-day week – 18 UT
2-day week – 12 UT

The full annual leave entitlement is acquired for the first time after six months of employment (waiting period).

If the contract begins after January 1, the annual vacation entitlement is reduced accordingly, but only full months of employment are calculated. Public holidays and December 24 and 31 are considered non-working days.

Important: unused vacation days can be carried over to the following year, but must be taken before September 30 of the following year. Vacation days not taken by the deadline will be forfeited!

Procedure:

1. Download the vacation request form for the relevant calendar year.
2. Fill out the header of the application form and enter your annual vacation days and, if applicable, any remaining days from the previous year. If you have any questions about the number of days, please contact your responsible office manager.
3. Then select the reason for leave and enter the start and end dates of your leave. The form automatically calculates your vacation days and the number of vacation days you have left.
4. Sign in the "Unterschrift" field below and save the form. Your supervisor will sign in the "Genehmigt von" field and return the form to you so that you can use it for your next application in the corresponding calendar year.
5. Important: only signatures created in the document with a digital ID will be accepted. To do this, click in the blue field "Applicant's signature" and follow the instructions. The document must remain editable!