South Korea holiday entitlement calculator (연차 유급휴가)
South Korea holiday entitlement calculator (연차 유급휴가)Under article 60 of the Labor Standards Act a worker who attended at least 80% of the year gets 15 days of paid annual leave. Before completing a year, or below 80% attendance, it is one day per month of perfect attendance. From three years of service one day is added for every two years beyond the first, up to 25 days.
Worked example · Days Entitled
With Years of continuous service of 1, this model computes Days Entitled of 15. See the full working.
✓ Verified against 9 self-test cases Updated for 2026 · sources checked 2026-10-12
How 연차 유급휴가 in South Korea is calculated
Article 60 ①: *"사용자는 1년간 80퍼센트 이상 출근한 근로자에게 15일의 유급휴가를 주어야 한다."* — **15 days** after a year in which the worker attended at least 80% of working days. Work-injury leave, maternity leave and parental leave count as attendance.
**The first year runs on a different rule.** A worker with under a year of service — or under 80% attendance — earns **one day for each month of perfect attendance** instead (②). Seven perfect months in the first year is seven days.
**Seniority adds slowly.** From three years of continuous service, ④ adds one day for every two years beyond the first: 16 days at three and four years, 17 at five, and so on until the **25-day cap**, reached at 21 years. Unused leave lapses after a year unless the employer prevented its use. Applies to workplaces of five or more employees.
Worked example
ShowHide the full working: 4 inputs, 3 computed steps
| Inputs | |
|---|---|
| Years of continuous service | 1 |
| Attended at least 80% of the last year | yes |
| Months of perfect attendance (first year, or under 80%) | 0 |
| Days already taken | 0 |
| Computed by the engine | |
| Completed Years | 1 |
| Days Entitled ✓ pinned | 15 |
| Days Remaining | 15 |
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
연차는 며칠인가요?
1년간 80% 이상 출근하면 15일입니다. 1년 미만이거나 출근율이 80% 미만이면 1개월 개근 시 1일이 발생하고, 3년 이상 근속하면 최초 1년을 초과하는 매 2년마다 1일이 가산되어 최대 25일까지 늘어납니다.
How much annual leave do you get in Korea in the first year?
One day for each month of perfect attendance, under article 60(2) of the Labor Standards Act, until the first year is complete. Then 15 days.
When does annual leave reach 25 days?
At 21 years of continuous service: 15 days plus one for every two years beyond the first (10 extra days), which is the statutory cap.
Does maternity or parental leave reduce my annual leave?
No. Article 60(6) counts work-injury leave, maternity leave, parental leave and reduced hours for childcare or pregnancy as attendance.
Sources
- 근로기준법 (Labor Standards Act) 제60조 연차 유급휴가 — 국가법령정보센터, 현행 (시행 2026-10-08, 법률 제21533호) · checked 2026-10-12
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