WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are workers guaranteed paid leave that can be taken at the worker's discretion?

Discretionary leave is leave generally available to workers separate from annual leave entitlements for unspecified purposes.

Leave that is at the discretion of the employer is not considered a guarantee of discretionary leave.

Countries

Afghanistan - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Angola - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Armenia - No paid leave

Australia - No paid leave

Austria - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belgium - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Benin - No paid leave

Bhutan - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Bulgaria - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Canada - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Croatia - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Czech Republic - No paid leave

Denmark - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

El Salvador - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Estonia - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Fiji - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Germany - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

Iceland - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Ireland - No paid leave

Israel - No paid leave

Italy - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Japan - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Latvia - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Liberia - No paid leave

Libya - No paid leave

Liechtenstein - No paid leave

Lithuania - No paid leave

Luxembourg - No paid leave

North Macedonia - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Mali - No paid leave

Malta - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mauritania - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Montenegro - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Namibia - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

The Netherlands - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

Nicaragua - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Norway - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Peru - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Poland - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Romania - No paid leave

Russian Federation - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Serbia - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Slovakia - No paid leave

Slovenia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Spain - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Sweden - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

Tajikistan - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Togo - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Tuvalu - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

Ukraine - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Uzbekistan - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Andorra - Unpaid leave only

Azerbaijan - Unpaid leave only

Djibouti - Unpaid leave only

Hungary - Unpaid leave only

Kazakhstan - Unpaid leave only

Seychelles - Unpaid leave only

South Africa - Unpaid leave only

Turkmenistan - Unpaid leave only

Bahrain - Yes, paid leave

Bangladesh - Yes, paid leave

Egypt - Yes, paid leave

Maldives - Yes, paid leave

Myanmar - Yes, paid leave

Thailand - Yes, paid leave

Yemen - Yes, paid leave