If you get sick during your vacation does it cost you vacation days? The answer is basically no!
Sick in your vacation
In principle, no vacation days are withheld over the days you are sick during your vacation. The employer is not allowed to do this. However, something else may have been or may be agreed on above-legal vacation days (over 20).
What should I do?
If you get sick on vacation, call in sick immediately and check carefully after your vacation to make sure your employer has not withheld too many vacation days. In addition, make sure that you can be contacted by your employer during your vacation. Do you get better during your vacation? Report this immediately.
Proof that you are sick
To be on the safe side, get proof that you went to a doctor. Employers often put this requirement in an absence protocol. You could seek treatment from a doctor and send or give proof of this to your employer, just do so without privacy-sensitive information.
This blog was written by Mr. Stijn Blom, employment lawyer at Arbeidsadvocaat.nl B.V. Stijn has extensive experience in employment law and assists entrepreneurs daily with a wide range of employment-related matters. From dismissal cases to drafting watertight contracts and policies – with his practical and personal approach, he helps employers and employees move forward. Want to know more?Visit Stijn's page.
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February 2025
