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Expiry

Expiry of leave entitlements

Leave entitlement shall be forfeited if the worker has not used their holidays by 31 March of the third consecutive year following the calendar year in which the leave entitlement was acquired.

Both the holiday period and the submission of holidays must be before the expiry date.

Example: 25 leave days from 2013 expire on 31 March 2016

Exceptions:

  • Leave periods that contain neutral periods pursuant to § 4a BUAG and posting periods do not currently expire.
  • Pursuant to § 7 (6) BUAG, the expiry deadline for leave periods affected by maternity protection/maternity leave is extended by the duration of the maternity protection or maternity leave.
  • If the employee dies before the expiry deadline, the settlement with their heirs can be completed after the expiry deadline if necessary.
     

Expiry of compensation

Compensation claims expire along with the associated leave entitlement pursuant to § 7 (6) BUAG.

Example: Compensation for 25 leave days from 2013 expires on 31 March 2016


Expiry of holiday compensation

Claims for holiday compensation expire within one year after the due date pursuant to § 9 (3) BUAG (automatic holiday compensation).

Do leave entitlements expire for employees who cannot take the leave during a period of sick leave?

§ 7 (6) BUAG does not, in itself, provide for any extension of expiry deadlines due to sick leave. At their meeting on 27 November 2014, the BUAK board agreed the following approach:

For longer periods of sick leave (at least 6 weeks) immediately before the expiry deadline of 31 March which prevent the employee from taking their leave, the employee is granted a period of three months, starting from the end of their illness, in which to take the leave. The expiry of the unused entitlement initially proceeds as usual, but by providing proof of their sick leave at the Customer Service department or a BUAK regional office, the employee can request that the expiry be reversed.

 

Contact

BUAK - Bauarbeiter-Urlaubs- und Abfertigungskasse
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0579 579 5000
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