How many days of holiday do employees get in Switzerland?
At least 4 weeks per year of service, and 5 weeks up to the age of 20 (Art. 329a CO). With a 5-day week, that is 20 or 25 days. Employment contracts or collective agreements may grant more.
Leave & absences
Leave planner for Swiss SMEs – with balance and holidays.
teim’s leave planner for Switzerland covers 8 absence types and the public holidays of all 26 cantons. Your team requests leave in the browser, and managers approve with one click. teim calculates each leave balance pro rata by employment level and start month.
Free until 31 January 2027 · then CHF 5.00 per company + CHF 3.00 per person per month · hosted in Switzerland
In short
teim is Swiss software for time tracking, project management, expenses and absences for SMEs with 5 to 200 employees.
Last updated: 15 October 2026
- 8 absence types: holiday, sickness, military service, training and more
- Approve, reject or cancel requests – with conflict checks
- Half days in the morning or afternoon
- Leave balance with carry-over and forecast, pro rata by employment level and start date
- Public holidays of all 26 cantons in the team calendar
- Approved absences count towards target hours and shift planning
How it works
From request to team calendar in three steps.
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Request
Pick the type and dates, or a half day if needed. teim immediately flags overlaps with planned shifts or absent colleagues.
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Approve
Managers see their team’s open requests and approve or reject them with one click. Approved requests can be cancelled.
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Plan
Approved absences appear in the team calendar. teim deducts them from the balance and accounts for them in target hours and shifts.
Legal basics
How much holiday is required in Switzerland?
Under Art. 329a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), employees are entitled to at least 4 weeks of holiday per year of service, and 5 weeks up to the age of 20. teim calculates the balance pro rata by employment level and start month.
Sources: CO Art. 329a, 329c; Swiss Labour Act (ArG) Art. 20a (fedlex.admin.ch). Not legal advice.
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At least 4 weeks per year
and 5 weeks up to the age of 20 (Art. 329a para. 1 CO)
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Pro rata in the first and last year
for an incomplete year of service, in line with the length of employment (Art. 329a para. 3 CO)
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At least 2 consecutive weeks
holiday is normally granted within the year of service, with at least 2 weeks in a row (Art. 329c para. 1 CO)
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Timing
set by the employer, taking employees’ wishes into account (Art. 329c para. 2 CO)
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Public holidays
1 August is treated like a Sunday under federal law; the cantons set up to 8 further public holidays (Art. 20a ArG)
Features
Everything a leave planner needs day to day.
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Team calendar
Who is away and when, month by month.
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Leave balance
Entitlement, carry-over, taken and available.
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8 absence types
From holiday to paternity leave, colour-coded.
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Half days
Morning or afternoon for single days.
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Approvals
Approve, reject or cancel.
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Conflict checks
Warns about shifts and when 40 % of a team is away.
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Cantonal holidays
All 26 cantons, plus company-specific days.
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Linked to shifts
Anyone on approved leave can’t be scheduled.
FAQ
Questions about the leave planner
How does teim calculate leave for part-time staff?
teim calculates the entitlement pro rata by employment level and, in the first year, by start month. Carry-over from the previous year and approved days feed into the balance and forecast.
Can employees request half a day off?
Yes. For a single day, choose morning or afternoon. Requests covering several days always count as full days.
Which public holidays does teim include?
teim knows the public holidays of all 26 cantons and factors them into target hours. Under federal law, only 1 August is treated like a Sunday; the cantons set the others.
What happens if someone with a planned shift requests leave?
teim warns during the request that the person is scheduled for a shift. Once the leave is approved, they can no longer be assigned to shifts on those days. Shift planning
How much does the leave planner cost?
Leave & absences is included in the price of CHF 5.00 per company and CHF 3.00 per user per month, together with all other modules. See pricing
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