Accrual of holiday
You earn concurrent holiday, which means that you earn 2.08 days of holiday each month, which you can take the following month or save up for a longer holiday.
The main rule is that in the period from 1 September to 31 August, you earn a total of 25 days of holiday. You can take these in the period from 1 September to 31 December the following year. This means that the holiday period extends over 16 months whereas the accrual period is 12 months.
Example: Your employment begins on 1 March 2024, which means that you begin your holiday accrual of 2.08 holiday days per month. As early as 1 April 2024, you have the option to take your 2.08 days of holiday, but you are also welcome to save your holiday days and take them later in the year.
Read more about holiday and holiday accrual here.
Special holidays
As an employee at SDU, you earn 0.42 special holiday days per month to be taken in subsequent holiday years. This means that you earn 5 special holiday days in the period 1 January to 31 December which you can take in the period 1 May to 30 April in the year after you have earned them.
Example: Your employment begins on 1 August 2024, which means that you earn 0.42 special holiday days up to and including December, which is a total of (0.42 days x 5 months) 2.1 special holiday days that must be taken in the period 1 May 2025 to 30 April 2026.
Read more about special holidays here.
To request when to take holiday, you must enter it into SDU's HR system HCM. Find it here.
If you have questions about accrual or use of holidays or anything else, you can ask your local HR employee.