22 § HOliday Bonus

1.       An employee shall be paid 50 % of the salary for his or her statutory annual holiday as a holiday bonus in connection with the payment of holiday pay unless otherwise agreed locally.

2.       When the annual holiday is split, holiday bonus shall be paid in connection with the holiday pay paid out before each instance of holiday unless otherwise agreed locally.

3.       The precondition for receiving a holiday bonus is that the employee begin his or her holiday at the reported or agreed time.

4.       If an employer gives an employee notice for reasons not attributable to the employee such that the term of employment will end during the holiday season, holiday bonus shall be paid on the basis of the holiday compensation determined on the basis of the completed holiday credit year.

5.       Holiday bonus shall be paid on the holiday pay and holiday compensation of retiring employees.

6.       Holiday pay shall be paid to an employee doing his or her national service once the employee has returned to work.

7.       If a shop steward and the employer jointly determine that grounds for termination of employment on the basis of Chapter 7, Section 3 of the Employment Contracts Act exist in the enterprise because of its financial situation, an agreement can be made with regard to partial or total non-payment of holiday bonus. Such an agreement can only be concluded for one holiday year at a time. In connection with the agreement, the employer must clarify the principles of applying the cost savings arising from the non-payment of holiday bonus.