Annual Paid Leave Days Calculator (Japan Labor Standards Act)
Enter your hire date and weekly scheduled workdays and hours to instantly estimate your annual paid leave entitlement under Japan's Labor Standards Act. Full-time workers get 10 days after 6 months up to 20 days after 6.5 years; part-timers working 4 days a week or fewer get a pro-rated number, shown with a by-tenure table.
Input
30+ hours per week, or 5+ days per week, is treated as a regular (full-time) worker with the statutory number of days.
Result
Days granted as of the base date
11 days
Continuous service: 2y 3m · Regular worker (statutory days)
The next grant is in about 3 months: 12 days expected.
Days granted by length of continuous service
| Continuous service | Days granted |
|---|---|
| 6 months | 10 days |
| 1 year 6 months | 11 days |
| 2 years 6 months | 12 days |
| 3 years 6 months | 14 days |
| 4 years 6 months | 16 days |
| 5 years 6 months | 18 days |
| 6 years 6 months or more | 20 days |
A grant requires attendance on at least 80% of scheduled workdays in each period (no grant for a period below 80%). Results are a guide based on Japan's Labor Standards Act.
How it works
- Under Article 39 of Japan's Labor Standards Act, paid leave is granted to a worker who has been continuously employed for 6 months from the hire date and has attended at least 80% of all scheduled workdays in that period; it is then granted again each subsequent year on the same 80%-attendance condition.
- A regular worker (scheduled 30+ hours a week, or 5+ days a week) is granted 10 days at 6 months, then 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 days at 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, and 6.5+ years of service (20 days is the cap).
- A worker scheduled under 30 hours a week and 4 days a week or fewer (about 48–216 days a year) receives a pro-rated grant: 7/8/9/10/12/13/15 days for 4 days a week, 5/6/6/8/9/10/11 for 3 days, 3/4/4/5/6/6/7 for 2 days, and 1/2/2/2/3/3/3 for 1 day (for 6 months, 1.5 years, …, 6.5+ years).
- This tool measures continuous service in whole months from the hire date to the as-of date (a month is not counted until the as-of day reaches the hire day). Set a future as-of date to check upcoming grants.
- The days shown are the statutory minimum, assuming at least 80% attendance in the period; no leave is granted for a period below 80%. Company work rules that provide more days, or that unify grant dates, take precedence.
- This is a general guide based on the Labor Standards Act. Actual entitlement and grant dates may differ depending on your employer's work rules and your individual work record; confirm with your employer or the Labor Standards Inspection Office.
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Annual Paid Leave Days Calculator (Japan Labor Standards Act)