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Public holidays differ to some extent between north and south of the country …

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  January 1 New Year’s Day (Sunday) April 7 Good Friday April 10 Easter Monday May 1 Labour Day (Monday) May 18 Ascension Day (Thursday) May 29 Whit Monday October 3 German Unity Day (Tuesday) December 25 Christmas Day (Monday) December 26 2nd Day of Christmas (Tuesday) Many collective agreements provide for the following Monday to be a compensatory holiday when a public holiday falls on a weekend …

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Sick pay entitlements and procedures in Germany are regulated by both legal statute (Continued Payment of Wages Act and Civil Code) and sectoral or company collective agreements …

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  January 1 New Year’s Day (Monday) March 29 Good Friday April 1 Easter Monday May 1 Labour Day (Wednesday) May 9 Ascension Day (Thursday) May 20 Whit Monday October 3 German Unity Day (Thursday) December 25 Christmas Day (Wednesday) December 26 2nd Day of Christmas (Thursday) Note: These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates …

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◉ Emergency leave: The right to continued payment during leave of absence for personal reasons is laid down in section 616 of the German Civil Code …

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◉ Maternity leave The Maternity Protection Act requires employers to provide a minimum of 14 weeks maternity leave (six weeks before and eight weeks after the birth, irrespective of the stage of the pregnancy at which the baby was born) …

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It is up to employees to ensure that they take all their leave entitlement …

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The annual vacation leave entitlement is 24 days for those on a six-day workweek and 20 days for those on a five-day workweek …

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