Brazil
Find out key information relating to Brazil’s leave entitlements
Leave entitlement & working time regulations at a glance
Minimum Holiday Entitlement
30 calendar days after one year of service
Public Holidays
13 per year
Parental Leave
Maternity leave is 120 days; paternity leave is 5 days (extendable by law)
Working Week
44 hours (full time)
Sick Leave Entitlement
Paid leave for up to 15 days by the employer; longer periods are covered by social security
Region
LATAM
ABSENCE & LEAVE
Additional information
Annual leave
Employees get 30 days of paid annual leave a year once they’ve been in a role for more than 12 months. They must take all of their leave in a 12 month period, though they can cash in up to 10 of their leave days to receive a holiday bonus. They can take their leave on 3 different occasions, one of which has to last for at least 14 days. Employees cannot take leave within 2 days of a weekend or a holiday. Though Brazil has 13 national holidays, some regions may observe more.
Sick leave
In terms of sick leave, employees get 100% of their salary for the first 15 days of an illness paid for by the employer, after which time social security takes overpayments.
Maternity and paternity leave
Women can get up to 120 days’ paid maternity leave, though businesses that enroll in certain government schemes can extend this to 180 days. This scheme also allows new fathers to take up to 20 days’ paternity leave – otherwise, they’re only entitled to 5 days. There are no provisions for shared parental leave.