What statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlement do workers get in Gibraltar?

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A full-time employee on a five-day week is entitled to at least 15 days' paid annual leave, rising to 20 days after three years, 22 after five years and 25 after eight years. Public holidays are paid on top, and any public holiday falling within annual leave does not count as a day of leave.
Legal basis
Annual leave and public holidays are governed by the Employment (Annual and Public Holidays) Order, made under the Employment Act.
Minimum annual leave (five-day week)
Under 3 years' service: 15 days.
3 to under 5 years: 20 days.
5 to under 8 years: 22 days.
8 years or more: 25 days.
Other working patterns
5.5 to 6-day week: 18, 24, 26 and 30 days for the same service bands.
7-day week: 21, 28, 31 and 35 days.
Part-time employees receive a pro rata entitlement based on a five-day week.
How leave works
Employees are entitled to take annual holidays on consecutive days. Rest days and public holidays falling within a period of annual leave do not count against the entitlement. There is no statutory right to unpaid holiday, and employers are free to offer more generous terms, which is common in financial services and gaming.
Public holidays
Gibraltar's public holidays typically include New Year's Day, Commonwealth Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Workers' Memorial Day (28 April), May Day, the Spring Bank Holiday, the King's Birthday, the Late Summer Bank Holiday, Gibraltar National Day (10 September), Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The Government publishes the official list each year, and a substitute day applies when a holiday falls on a weekend. An employee required to work on a public holiday is entitled to pay or a day in lieu under the Order.
Frontier workers
The same entitlements apply to frontier workers. Spanish public holidays have no effect on a Gibraltar contract, so a worker living in Spain is entitled to Gibraltar's public holidays only.
Related entitlement: sick pay
After three months' service, employees are entitled to two weeks at full pay and four weeks at half pay in any 12-month period.

What statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlement do workers get in Gibraltar?

Short answer

Detailed answer

Minimum annual leave (five-day week)

Key rules

Public holidays