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How many leave days per month in Namibia?

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Christopher Ramos

Published Mar 12, 2026

How many leave days per month in Namibia?

(1) An Employee is, during each period of 12 months of continuous employment, entitled to five working days? compassionate leave with fully paid remuneration.

Section 23: Annual leave.

Number of days in ordinary work weekAnnual leave entitlement in working days
520
416
312
28

Then, how is leave days calculated in Namibia?

Annual Leave and Holidays

According to Labour Act, 2007, the number of days in the annual leave is calculated in accordance with the number of days ordinarily worked by the employee in a work week. If the number of days in the ordinary work week are 6, the annual leave entitlement is 24 working days.

Likewise, how many leave days per month in Zimbabwe? 2.5 days

Beside above, how many leave days per year?

An adult worker is entitled to one day of earned leave for every 20 days of service while a young worker (under the age of 15 years) is entitled to one day of earned leave for every 15 days of service. Thus, the annual leave duration is 15 working days and 20 working days for adult and young workers respectively.

What does Labour law say about leave days?

1 Employees are entitled to sick leave, in accordance with the Labour Act, which amounts to 30 days sick leave on full pay during each period of 36 consecutive months for which the employee is employed: Provided that during the first twelve consecutive months of employment, an employee is entitled to one day sick leave

How are leave days calculated?

For a basic calculation of leave allowance, multiply the number of days you work on average every week by 5.6. For example, if you work a five day week, you would be entitled to 28 days' annual leave a year.

How long is maternity leave in Namibia?

According to the country's Labour Act, after 12 months of continuous service, a female employee is entitled to four weeks of maternity leave in Namibia before the expected date of confinement and at least eight weeks of leave after the date of confinement. A medical practitioner should certify the confinement.

Can you lose your annual leave?

What did the Court decide? The Court decided that if a worker does not take their paid annual leave, leave should not be lost automatically. This unless the employer has informed the employee, both accurately and in good time, that their leave may be lost at the end of the calendar year.
Annual leave can be taken as soon as it is accumulated; it does not have to be taken each year. It is up to each employer and employee to agree on when and for how long annual leave can be taken. However, the employer must not unreasonably refuse an employee's request to take annual leave.

How leave days are paid?

The employee is entitled to 21 consecutive days annual leave on full pay in every leave cycle. This equates to 15 working days per annum if the employee works a 5 -day week, and 18 working days per annum if the employee works a 6 -day week.

How is leave days payout calculated in Namibia?

This is calculated by dividing their annual entitlement by the number of pay periods in the year: A monthly-paid employee working five days a week will be entitled to a minimum of 15 days of annual leave a year, which is calculated as 5 x 3.

How is leave salary calculated?

If you mean payment of leave salary it will be paid on (BASIC + DA )/30 * No of Days leave available. But Leave without pay is equal to absent and hence the full salary is deducted on prorata basis(i.e Gross salary for the month).

What is annual leave cycle?

An annual leave cycle is a period of 12 months with the same employer, calculated from the employee's commencement of employment, or from the completion of that employees previous leave cycle.

Can your boss reject your leave?

An employer cannot refuse a request for annual leave; and. They cannot cancel an employee's holiday.

Are weekends counted in annual leave?

The leave comprises individual days of annual leave or a period of days of annual leave, including free days. Leave begins and ends with a day of annual leave. Saturdays and Sundays shall not be counted as days of annual leave except in cases covered by Section 9, third paragraph.

Is annual leave the same as vacation time?

PTO is considered to be any time an employee is getting paid while away from work—it's more all-encompassing than “vacation.” Think of it like this: all vacation is PTO while not all PTO is vacation. Other examples of PTO include maternity/paternity leave, jury duty, sick leave, holiday pay or disability leave.

Can sick leave carried forward?

Sick leave is the leave that an employee can avail in case of sickness of self or relative (as specified under law). Sick leave provides pay to employees when they are out of work due to illness. Sick leaves accumulated in a year can be carried forward and availed in the next year.

What is the minimum annual leave entitlement?

Statutory annual leave entitlement

Most workers who work a 5-day week must receive at least 28 days' paid annual leave a year. This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday.

Do leave days include weekends?

If leave is taken through a weekend, Saturday and Sunday are also deducted as leave days. For example, a Service Member who takes leave from Thursday to the following Tuesday will be deducted six days of leave for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

How many types of leave are there?

Earned & Casual Leave in India
Type of LeavePrivileged Leave/ Earned LeaveSick Leave
Quantum per year15 daysNot exceeding 12 days
EntitlementOn working 240 days in a yearDuring 12 months of service and subsequent 12 months
Accumulation45 days in 3 yearsNot allowed

What is vacation leave?

Vacation leave refers to leave of absence granted to officials and. employees for personal reasons, the approval of which is contingent upon the necessities of the service.

Do casual workers accrue annual leave?

Casual employees are entitled to: a higher pay rate than equivalent full-time or part-time employees. This is called a 'casual loading' and is paid because they don't get benefits such as sick or annual leave. 5 days unpaid family and domestic violence leave (in a 12-month period)

Do domestic workers get paid leave?

Full time domestic workers are entitled to 3 weeks leave per year. If the employer and employees agree they can take leave as follows: 1 day for every 17 days worked or one hour for every 17 hours worked. The leave must be given not later than 6 months after completing 12 months of employment with the same employer.

How is overtime calculated in Zimbabwe?

Working Hours and Overtime

The minimum overtime rate is 150% of the normal salary/wage rate when employees are required to work beyond the normal working hours. When an employee works on a public holiday, then a premium of 200% of the normal salary/wage is normally paid.

How is cash in lieu of leave calculated?

CALCULATION FORMULA?
  1. Cash Award in lieu of Accumulated Leave is based on 1/30 of the last drawn salary, up to a maximum of 150 days.
  2. The last drawn salary is inclusive of basic pay and fixed allowances according to the service group and salary grade of the officer.

How is gratuity calculated in Zimbabwe?

The gratuity is calculated as a percentage of the employee's last month's salary multiplied by the number of year's service to give an employee a lump sum when he leaves employment.

How many sick days per year do you get?

Sick leave

Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to 10 days paid personal leave (for sick and paid carer's leave) each year. Paid personal leave accumulates from year to year.

How many days sick leave does an employee have per year?

The employee can use those sick leave days at any time required over the next 2,5 years, or if it is the second cycle, over the next 3 years. Employers must note that the sick leave is not 10 days per year, or 12 days per year, or 0, 83 days per month. It is 30 days (or 36 days) in every three year cycle.

Can you use annual leave for sick leave?

If a worker requires more time off work than they have accrued in personal leave, they can access any other accrued paid leave, such as annual or long service leave, to cover absences due to illness or injury.

Can I sell my annual leave?

Selling annual leave

Employees are able to sell back unused annual leave entitlement at the end of their annual leave year, subject to 20 days' holiday having been taken in the year to comply with working time regulations (this is pro- rated for part time staff).