Swiss Holiday Calculator: Entitlement, Pay and Holiday Allowance
Calculate holidays in Switzerland: at least 4 weeks a year (5 under 20), pro rata days, the value of unused days and the holiday allowance for hourly pay.
Holidays must be taken, not paid out, while the job lasts; unused days are paid when it ends. With irregular hourly work the holiday pay may be added to each wage, shown separately on the payslip.
What it does
Article 329a of the Swiss Code of Obligations gives at least 4 weeks of paid holidays a year, and 5 weeks up to age 20; many contracts give 5 weeks. In an incomplete year holidays are pro rata. With hourly pay the holiday allowance is 8.33% for 4 weeks, 10.64% for 5 weeks and 13.04% for 6 weeks (weeks ÷ (52 − weeks)).
How to use it
- Choose your holiday weeks and the months worked this year.
- Type the days already taken and your salary or hourly wage.
- Read the days left, their value and the holiday allowance.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much are 5 unused days on CHF 6,000 a month?
A holiday day is 6,000 ÷ 21.75 = CHF 275.86, so 5 days are CHF 1,379.31.
What holiday allowance applies to hourly pay?
8.33% with 4 weeks of holidays, 10.64% with 5 and 13.04% with 6.
How many days after 6 months with 4 weeks?
Half of 20 days: 10 days.
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