Angola Leave Laws & Holidays

Last updated on July 29, 2026.

Paid Time Off (PTO) in Angola

Vacation (Annual Leave) Quota

22 days

Angolan employess earn 22 working days of paid vacation per year. During your first year of work, employees earn two vacation days for each full month their work, but the law guarantees every eligible employee at least six working days of vacation — even those hired too late in the year to accrue that much. Employees typically earn their full 22 days of vacation after the first year of work.

Entitlement for vacation leave is separate from other types of rest. Therefore, vacation days are not counted in public holidays, any regular weekly days off, or additional rest periods provided. Employees are expected to really take a break during their vacation and not use it to participate in other paid work unless that work was already being done alongside their primary job. Double-dipping is not allowed.

Because of Angola’s New Labour Law (in force since 2024), female employees no longer accrue additional vacation days for children under 14 years of age.Special regulations may apply to employees who have families abroad.

Everyone receives a bonus equal to half their monthly salary before their vacation starts.

Days of vacation are earned on January 1st and must be used by December 31st of the given year.

Carry Over

Employees should use their vacation days within the same calendar year they earn it. However, they can ask to use some or all of it in the first three months of the following year if their employer agrees.

PTO Payout at the Termination

When employment ends, employees must be paid for any unused vacation days from the current year. They also receive payment for vacation leave calculated at two days per month worked since January 1st. However, if an employee leaves his or her job before completing the first year, he or she will only be paid for two days of vacation for each full month of work since they started.

Sick Leave in Angola

6 months

Employees who are sick or injured can take time off work and still get paid, as long as they provide a doctor’s note to their employer. They are guaranteed to have authorized leave by providing a doctor’s note.

Payout

Under Angola’s New Labour Law (in force since 2024), employees unable to work due to illness or accident are entitled to up to 6 months of paid sick leave — a significant increase from the two months provided under the previous law. The leave is paid by the employer, who is then reimbursed by social security.

The new law also removed the old rules that tied sick pay to company size, so this entitlement now applies to all employers regardless of workforce.

Leave due to an Accident, Illness, or for Care

Employees in Angola are entitled to leave from work to help family members who need urgent care:

• For a child over 10, spouse, grandparent, or parent: Up to 3 days per month, with a maximum of 12 days per year.

• For a child, adopted, or stepchild under 10 years old: Up to 24 days per year.

This type of family leave is paid according to Angola leave laws. However, if an employee is already receiving insurance or social security benefits, he or she may not be entitled to this payment.

• In more serious cases, employees who must provide urgent care to a household member due to illness or accident are entitled to the same leave as if they were sick themselves — up to 6 months of employer-paid leave, reimbursed by social security, under Angola’s New General Labour Law (2024).

Maternity and Paternity Leave

New Provisions for Maternity and Paternity Leave

Angola’s new labor law took effect on March 26, 2024, and made some significant updates on conditions of work, among them on both maternity and paternity leave.

Although mothers still receive 3 months of paid maternity leave, for high-risk pregnancies, now there’s up to 180 days of paid leave before the maternity leave starts.

An employee who becomes a father now gets 7 days of unpaid paternity leave, on top of 1 day of paid leave they already had.

Maternity Leave in Angola

3 months

Employees in Angola are entitled to 3 months of paid maternity leave, with an additional 180 days for high-risk pregnancies.

Maternity leave begins four weeks before the anticipated due date (eight weeks for multiple births). After the baby is born, mothers get another 9 weeks of leave. These 4 weeks before the births and 9 weeks are guaranteed by law.

If the baby arrives later than expected, maternity leave is prolonged in a way that the mother always gets at least nine weeks of leave after the birth.

Payout

A payment that mothers receive during their leave is based on their earnings over the six months before the beginning of the leave. In order to be entitled to this maternity pay, an employee must have contributed to the system of Social Security for at least 6 months.

Although employers initially cover maternity pay, later they get reimbursed for these payments through the Social Security Fund.

Paternity Leave in Angola

1 day of paid leave + 7 days of unpaid leave

Fathers in Angola, around the time of their child’s birth, shall receive 1 day of paid leave, and according to the new law, an additional 7 unpaid days.

Parental Leave in Angola

4 weeks

After the regular 13 weeks of maternity leave are over, mothers can request an extra 4 weeks of unpaid leave to care for their newborn. However, this additional leave requires the employer’s agreement.

Family Support Leave 

8 days

Employees may take up to 8 days of paid family leave per year. They must ask for their employer’s consent.

Bereavement Leave in Angola

8 days

Employees are entitled to eight days off, in the case of the death of a spouse or persons that are proven to live with the employee in union; or death of parents and children. They are also entitled to four working days off, in the case of the death of grandparents, in-laws, siblings, grandchildren, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law.

Employees are entitled to two days off in the case of any person or uncles that are proven to live in communion tables and housing to the worker.

If the funeral takes place at a distance from the center of the work, the employee is still entitled to the time necessary for the journey without pay.

Jury Duty Leave in Angola

Jury duty leave is not specified by law, as Angola’s civil-law courts use professional judges and don’t operate a jury system in practice.

However, the judicial, military, police, or others with similar statutory powers to determine the appearance of the work or in which the worker must perform the acts that constitute a legal obligation to justify the absence, are required to provide this, evidence detailed fit and, in particular, the location, date and time of the show to be presented to the employer.

Responding to a court summons as a witness fall under justified absence for legal obligations.

Military Leave in Angola

In the case of absences for compulsory military service, the employer is obliged to pay the salary corresponding to the absence, up to two days per month, but not for more than 15 days per year. This leave is handled through suspension of the employment contract — the contract pauses for the duration of service and the employee has the right to resume his position afterward, with the absence treated as justified.

Voting Leave in Angola

Voting leave is not specified by law; election days may be declared public holidays by the government.

Public Holidays in Angola

(*) - The date of Easter and all holidays related to it varies each year.

Sources

1. Local Laws & Regulations, https://www.atlashxm.com/en/countries/angola

2. Payroll and Benefits Guide Angola, https://www.papayaglobal.com/countrypedia/country/angola/

3. Definitive Guide to Hiring in Angola, https://www.globalexpansion.com/countrypedia/Angola

4. Angola: Significant changes to labor law, https://www.wtwco.com/en-nl/insights/2024/02/angola-significant-changes-to-labor-law

5. General Labor Law of Angola, http://www.parliament.am/library/ashxatanqayinorensgreqer/ANGOLA.pdf

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