How many holiday days?
Situation
Holiday allowance
SRD
SRD
Filled in from the monthly wage; you can change it
Holiday days per year
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Leaving the job?
An employee who leaves (other than for an urgent reason) gets one twelfth of the year's holiday days for each full month worked that year. Unused days are paid out with the allowance (art. 12).
The rules in short
- 12 working days after a full calendar year with the same employer, 2 days more for each following year, up to 18 days.
- In the first, incomplete year: 1 day for each full month worked.
- During the holiday the normal wage continues, plus a holiday allowance of half the daily wage for each holiday day.
- The holiday allowance is free of wage tax up to one month's wage, with a maximum of SRD 19,500 per year. Tax on any part above that is not calculated here.
Sources
- Vakantiewet 1975 art. 7, 10, 12 ↗ · checked 2026-09-27
- Wet Loonbelasting art. 10 lid 1 sub h, i, j; S.B. 2025 no. 101; Beschikking art. 4 lid 3 ↗ · checked 2026-09-27
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many holiday days does an employee get in Suriname?
12 working days after a full calendar year with the same employer, rising by 2 days each following year to a maximum of 18 (Vakantiewet 1975 art. 7).
How much is the holiday allowance (vakantietoelage)?
Half of the daily wage for each holiday day taken, on top of the normal wage (art. 10).
Is the holiday allowance taxed?
It is free of wage tax up to one month's wage, with a maximum of SRD 19,500 per year (from 2025).
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