Czechia holiday entitlement calculator (dovolená)
Czechia holiday entitlement calculator (dovolená)Czech annual leave is at least 4 weeks (5 at public employers, 8 for teachers and academics) and since 2021 it is counted in hours: your weekly working hours times the number of weeks. A full-time 40-hour employee gets 160 hours, or 20 days; a part year earns one fifty-second per week worked, once at least four weeks have been worked.
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✓ Verified against 7 self-test cases Updated for 2026 · sources checked 2026-10-12
How dovolená in Czechia is calculated
§ 212: *"Výměra dovolené činí nejméně 4 týdny v kalendářním roce."* Employers in the public sector (§ 109(3)) give **5 weeks**, and teachers and university academics **8**.
**The unit is hours, not days.** § 213 multiplies your stated weekly hours by the leave measure for a full 52 weeks worked — 40 hours × 4 weeks = **160 hours**. A part-timer on 20 hours over four days gets 80 hours, which is still 16 of their own working days. The page converts the hours into days of your week.
**A part year runs on weeks.** Each week worked earns one fifty-second of the full entitlement, but only once you have worked at least **four weeks** with the employer that year — three weeks earns nothing. More than 52 weeks under a shift roster extends it further (§ 213(5)).
Worked example
ShowHide the full working: 5 inputs, 4 computed steps
| Inputs | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Private employer — at least 4 weeks |
| Weekly working hours | 40 |
| Working days in your week | 5 |
| Weeks worked in the calendar year | 52 |
| Days already taken | 0 |
| Computed by the engine | |
| Leave Weeks | 4 |
| Leave Hours ✓ pinned | 160 |
| Days Entitled ✓ pinned | 20 |
| Days Remaining | 20 |
Every computed row comes from the engine, run on the inputs above. Rows marked ✓ pinned are also fixed by a published self-test, so a change to the model that moved them would fail its own tests.
Frequently asked questions
Kolik hodin dovolené mi náleží?
Stanovená týdenní pracovní doba krát výměra dovolené: při 40 hodinách týdně a 4 týdnech je to 160 hodin, tedy 20 osmihodinových dnů. Ve veřejném sektoru 5 týdnů, u pedagogů 8.
How is Czech annual leave calculated for part of a year?
One fifty-second of the full-year entitlement for each week worked, provided you worked at least four weeks with the employer in that calendar year (§ 213(3)–(4)).
Why is Czech leave counted in hours?
Since 2021 the Labour Code expresses leave in hours — weekly hours times weeks — so that part-time and uneven schedules accrue fairly.
Do teachers get more leave in Czechia?
Yes: 8 weeks a year for teachers (pedagogičtí pracovníci) and university academics (§ 212(3)).
Sources
- Zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce, §§ 212–213 — výměra dovolené a její poměrná část (e-Sbírka, aktuální znění účinné od 29. 8. 2026) · checked 2026-10-12
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