Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

The Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (Convention No. 132) is an international labour standard adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). It revised the earlier Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 (Convention No. 52).

Convention No. 132 establishes minimum standards for paid annual holidays for employed persons. It specifies that every employed person, with the exception of seafarers (who are covered by other conventions), is entitled to an annual paid holiday of a specified minimum length. The length of the holiday is to be determined by each ratifying country, but must not be less than three working weeks for one year of service.

The Convention addresses various aspects of paid holidays, including:

• Qualifying Conditions: It allows for a qualifying period of service before the right to a holiday arises.
• Length of Service: It specifies that the length of the holiday shall increase with length of service.
• Calculation of Pay: It requires that remuneration during the holiday is at least equivalent to the normal remuneration of the person concerned, calculated in a manner prescribed by national laws or regulations, collective agreements, or arbitration awards.
• Timing of Holidays: It aims to ensure that the holiday is taken and that the right to it is not forfeited.
• Exclusion of Public and Customary Holidays: It allows for the exclusion of public and customary holidays, weekly rest periods, and sick leave from the annual paid holiday.
• Agreements and Practices: It permits implementation through national laws or regulations, collective agreements, arbitration awards, or a combination of these.

The purpose of the Convention is to promote decent work and improve the working conditions of employees globally by ensuring that they have adequate time off for rest and recreation while maintaining their income. Ratifying states undertake to apply the provisions of the Convention in law and practice. The ILO supervises the application of ratified conventions through its regular supervisory mechanisms.