HOLIDAY ALLOWANCE

Besides the compensation of the holiday period, equal to that which the public employee would receive if he/she were in actual service, the public employee is entitled to a holiday allowance

» How is the right acquired

Public employees under an appointment regime

With the right to holidays after the appointment acceptance that determines the functions performance beginning for all legal effects, namely, receiving compensation and calculation of length of service

Public employees under an employment contract regime

With the contract’s signature that fixes the functions performance beginning or, if not expressly mentioned, it is considered the date of signing for all legal effects

Situations covering both types of employment relationship

Irrespective of the employment relationship pattern (appointment or a contract in public functions), in the entrance year, the public employee is entitled to two days of holidays for each month of actual service that may be taken after six full months of performance of functions. When the employment relationship length is less than 6 months, the public employee is entitled to two working days of holidays for each full month of the contract

» How is calculated

Being acquired the right to holidays in the terms of the law the public employee is entitled to compensation as if he/she was performing functions, with exception of the meal allowance, to which is added a holidays allowance in the amount of a basic monthly pay

» When shall it be paid

The holiday allowance shall be paid in full in the month of June of each year, or together with the monthly compensation of the preceding month to that of enjoyment of holidays, when the acquisition of the respective right occurs in a subsequent moment