Can an employee be sent on vacation leave without their consent?
27.06.2024
Vacation leave is one of the most important rights of people employed under an employment relationship. Its purpose, as the name suggests, is to give the employees an opportunity rest and regenerate. That is why the Labour Code clearly states that the right to leave cannot be waived, and the only situation in which, instead of exercising this right in kind, it is possible to receive a cash equivalent, is the termination of the employment relationship. Vacation leave is an annual, uninterrupted and paid break from work performance, which should be granted in the calendar year in which the employee acquired the right to it. In practice, however, there are very common situations when the employee does not use the annual leave by 31 December. We have then what we call an overdue leave.
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