Holidays

• • 1st January – New Year’s Day
  • 12th January – Berber new Year
  • 1st May – Labour Day
  • 13th May – Eid al – Fitr
  • 14th May – Eid al – Fitr Holiday
  • 5th July – Independence Day
  • 20th July – Eid al – Adha
  • 21st July – Eid al – Adha
  • 10th August – Muharram
  • 19th August – Day of Achura
  • 19th October – The Prophet’s Birthday
  • 1st November – Anniversary of the Revolution

In addition to these public holidays:

Christian employees are entitled to holidays on Easter Monday; the Ascension; 15th August (Assumption); Christmas Day;

Jewish employees are entitled to holidays on Roch Achana; Youm Kippour; Pisah.

PTO

• Vacation/Annual Paid Leave

Employees are entitled to up to 30 days of paid annual leave accumulated over a period of 12 months on a 2.5 day basis. Depending on a collective bargaining agreement and employment contract, employees may be entitled to more than 30 days of leave. Rejection or renunciation of annual leave is illegal in Algeria. Employees are entitled to an extra day off if they work during the statutory holidays.

Employees in the southern provinces of Algeria receive 10 additional days of annual leave.

• Rollovers and payout of unused hours

Not specified by law.

• PTO payout at the termination

Employees are entitled to severance if they have worked for at least two years.

Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Parental Leave

Maternity Leave

Female employees are entitled to up to 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave. Employees are required to take their maternity leave starting at least a week prior to the time the employee will be admitted to the hospital. Employees on maternity leave are entitled to a daily allowance that corresponds to their normal wage.

Paternity Leave

Male employees whose wives have delivered a baby are entitled to 3 days’ paternity leave paid by the employer. Employees are required to submit a written notice to their employer.

Sick Leave, Paid Sick Leave, and Family Care Leave

Employees are entitled to sick leave. The leave is paid from the first day of illness by an employer. Employees receive a portion of their salary during the first 15 days of absence due to illness. This increases after 16 days of being ill or if the employee is hospitalized.

Jury Duty Leave and Voting Leave (Leave due to Public Interest)

Not specified by law.

Bereavement Leave

An Employee is entitled to up 3 days of paid leave due to a death of one of the employee’s parents, children or brother/sister (as well as from his or her spouse), death of the spouse.

Military Leave

Not Specified by law.

Please consult your local legal counsel to learn more about Algeria Leave Laws.

To learn more about laws in various countries, check out our Leave Laws page.