Transition between Jobs

livingthing · Post by **livingthing** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:42 am

Hi,

Recently, I moved to a new job. In my previous job, I accumulated 14 months worth of vacations (1.3.2015-30.5.2016) and didnt took any of it. So, what difference does it make if I would have taken the vacation as compare to not taking any. Do I get extra pay for it. Do I have to agree with my employer on this or it would be taken care of automatically.

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mdn · Post by **mdn** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:46 pm

Briefly they will pay the money for your vacation (usual base salary), but most probably you will not receive an usual 50% vacation bonus for a year at least, as usually it is paid to current employees only.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:14 pm

mdn wrote:Briefly they will pay the money for your vacation (usual base salary), but most probably you will not receive an usual 50% vacation bonus for a year at least, as usually it is paid to current employees only.

Depends. Many collective agreements have made the former "return from holiday bonus" to just a holiday bonus.

SuomiEmma · Post by **SuomiEmma** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:23 pm

You can agree with the employer that either you
a) get the vacation time payed
b) you take your last days off and use your vacation then

I would talk to the employer to see what the firm policy is.

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