Vacation Entitlement

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🌟 If you’re new to the team, check out this guide to get a clear overview of how vacation days are provided, including important requirements and policies that apply to your time off.

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Statutory Basis

• Basic statutory entitlement is 20 days based on a 5-day work week
• You will have 6 month probation period for the initial months where your vacation entitlement is pro-rated
• Pro-rated calculation is 2.08 days per month worked

Vacation days provided as additional benefit from the start of new hire employment

• ahead provides a total of 25 vacation days per year to all full time employees
• This includes statutory minimum (20) plus additional voluntary days (5)
• Granted as a voluntary company benefit pas per § 13 BUrlG: Allows for arrangements favorable to employee.
• Applies regardless of previous employment vacation usage

Legal Documentation (Urlaubsbescheinigung)

• Required from all new employees as per § 6 BUrlG
• This document must be submitted before/during onboarding
• Documents previous vacation usage in current calendar year
• Company maintains additional days commitment regardless of previous usage