From 2027, annual leave is set to be counted in working days

From 1 January 2027, paid annual leave is set to be counted in working days rather than calendar days, as it is now. Weekends will no longer be part of the leave — provided the Labour Code amendments proposed in the summer are finally approved.

Article 113 of the Labour Code currently grants at least 28 calendar days of leave, excluding public holidays. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is drafting the act setting the new method for calculating holiday pay and accepts comments until 30 October 2026. The decision will not take effect before the new wording of Article 113.

Minister Natalia Plugaru said earlier that the change will not reduce the number of rest days or holiday pay, and that leave accumulated before the switch, as well as additional leave, will be kept.

What it means for you

• Employers and accountants will need to adjust 2027 leave schedules and holiday pay calculations.
• Comments on the calculation method can be sent to the ministry until 30 October.
• Unused leave days accumulated before the change remain valid.

Source: Logos Press, 21.10.2026