Additional days’ holiday for people with severe disabilities

People with a recognised severe disability are entitled to additional paid leave in Germany. But who is eligible for this additional leave, how many days are employees entitled to, and what conditions must be met? In this article, you will find out everything you need to know about additional leave for people with severe disabilities.

Legal requirements

Who is entitled to additional leave?

Employees with a degree of disability (GdB) of at least 50
as evidenced by a severely disabled person’s pass or a corresponding assessment notice
The employer must be informed of the recognised severe disability in order to grant additional leave

No entitlement in cases of equivalent status (employees with a GdB of 30 or 40)

Important!
If the severe disability is recognised during the calendar year, the employee is generally entitled to a pro rata share of the additional leave.
For each full month in which a severe disability is recognised, one twelfth of the annual statutory additional leave is accrued.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many extra days’ holiday are there?

For a standard five-day working week, the additional holiday entitlement is five working days per calendar year. If fewer or more days are worked, the entitlement to additional holiday days decreases or increases accordingly:

Holiday entitlement is adjusted in line with the actual number of working days per week.
Working days per week	Additional annual leave
3 days	3 days
4 days	4 days
5 days	5 days
6 days	6 days

Does the additional leave also apply to part-time staff?

Yes. It is not the number of working hours that counts, but the number of working days per week.

For example, someone who works four hours a day, five days a week, is entitled to the same additional holiday entitlement as a full-time employee working a five-day week.

Please note: statutory additional leave also expires!

In principle, the same rules apply to statutory additional leave as to statutory annual leave.
Employers are obliged to inform their employees in good time of their existing holiday entitlements and any expiry dates.
If this notification is not provided in the correct manner, the expiry of the holiday entitlement may be ruled out.

With SaaS.de, you can provide information on holiday entitlements and potential expiry dates in accordance with statutory requirements.
Set the statutory holiday entitlement correctly with SaaS.de and thus easily meet the legal requirements automatically.

Sources:

Section 208 of Book IX of the Social Code (SGB IX) – Additional leave for people with severe disabilities
Section 151 of the Social Code Book IX (SGB IX) – Definition of severe disability