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Holiday for young workers in Germany — 30, 27 or 25 Werktage

Young workers get at least 30 Werktage if they are not yet 16 at the start of the calendar year, 27 if not yet 17 and 25 if not yet 18. On a five-day week that is 25, 22.5 and 20.83 days of holiday.

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  • The entitlement is for a full calendar year; part-year leave under BUrlG s. 5 is not calculated here.
  • This is the statutory MINIMUM — a training contract or collective agreement may grant more.
  • Excludes the extra days owed for vocational-school days that fall during the holiday (JArbSchG s. 19(3)).

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