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Global absence management — Country-by-country guide

Absence management: 147 countries, 1 reference.

Understand absence rules in every country before managing an international team: annual paid leave, public holidays, sick leave, maternity, paternity, special leaves. Sheets written by our consultants from labor codes and ILO conventions.

Countries covered
147
Sections per sheet
5
Languages
EN + FR
Reference material

147 countries. An absence rules guide by jurisdiction.

Before managing your international teams’ absences, understand each country’s rules: statutory minimum paid leave, official public holidays, sick leave compensation, maternity/paternity, special leaves. Open-access sheets sourced from official material (labor codes, ILO conventions, ministries).

Open the Global Absence Guide →
147
jurisdictions documented in EN + FR

What each country sheet covers

Each country is documented in 5 clear sections, with up-to-date official sources.

  1. Annual paid leave — statutory minimum, accrual period, cap, carry-over, compensation
  2. Public holidays — total count, main national days, paid vs not, bridges
  3. Sick leave — waiting period, employer/social security pay, medical certificate, max duration
  4. Maternity, paternity, parental — duration, allowance, adoption, breastfeeding
  5. Special leaves — marriage, bereavement, moving, sick child, training

Common questions on global absence management

How many countries do you cover?

147 jurisdictions documented in EN + FR. Each sheet is maintained by our consultants based on national labor codes, ILO conventions and official sources (ministries of labor, social security).

Who is this guide for?

HR, CHRO, Comp & Ben, executives of international groups, Global Mobility teams, expansion managers. The guide is free and open access — it helps you understand the rules before deploying an international absence policy or a multi-country HRIS.

Does this guide replace local legal advice?

No. The guide provides a clear overview but does not replace local legal advice for specific situations (terminations, disputes, litigation). For those cases, contact a labor lawyer in the relevant country or our Premium Consulting team.

How does Illizeo handle multi-country absences?

Illizeo’s Absence Management module integrates country-specific rules (caps, accrual, carry-over, leave types, local holidays) with workflows tailored to your organization. Learn more about the module.

How is information verified?

Each sheet cites its official sources (direct link to ministry of labor, social security, labor code). We update sheets when there are major legal changes (reforms, new leave types, compensation changes).

Industrialize international absence management

Illizeo automates the application of local absence rules across 147 countries: caps, leave types, public holidays, accrual, approval workflows. One platform, reliable local rules.

All 147 country sheets

Click a country to open its sheet: annual paid leave, public holidays, sick leave, maternity/paternity, special leaves.

Europe 45

🇦🇱Expense rules — Albania🇦🇩Expense rules — Andorra🇦🇹Expense rules — Austria🇧🇾Expense rules — Belarus🇧🇪Expense rules — Belgium🇧🇦Expense rules — Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇬Expense rules — Bulgaria🇭🇷Expense rules — Croatia🇨🇾Expense rules — Cyprus🇨🇿Expense rules — Czech Republic🇩🇰Expense rules — Denmark🇪🇪Expense rules — Estonia🇫🇮Expense rules — Finland🇫🇷Expense rules — France🇩🇪Expense rules — Germany🇬🇷Expense rules — Greece🇭🇺Expense rules — Hungary🇮🇸Expense rules — Iceland🇮🇪Expense rules — Ireland🇮🇹Expense rules — Italy🇽🇰Expense rules — Kosovo🇱🇻Expense rules — Latvia🇱🇮Expense rules — Liechtenstein🇱🇹Expense rules — Lithuania🇱🇺Expense rules — Luxembourg🇲🇹Expense rules — Malta🇲🇩Expense rules — Moldova🇲🇨Expense rules — Monaco🇲🇪Expense rules — Montenegro🇳🇱Expense rules — Netherlands🇲🇰Expense rules — North Macedonia🇳🇴Expense rules — Norway🇵🇱Expense rules — Poland🇵🇹Expense rules — Portugal🇷🇴Expense rules — Romania🇷🇺Expense rules — Russia🇷🇸Expense rules — Serbia🇸🇰Expense rules — Slovakia🇸🇮Expense rules — Slovenia🇪🇸Expense rules — Spain🇸🇪Expense rules — Sweden🇨🇭Expense rules — Switzerland🇺🇦Expense rules — Ukraine🇬🇧Expense rules — United Kingdom🇻🇦Expense rules — Vatican

Americas 25

🇦🇷Expense rules — Argentina🇧🇸Expense rules — Bahamas🇧🇧Expense rules — Barbados🇧🇴Expense rules — Bolivia🇧🇷Expense rules — Brazil🇨🇦Expense rules — Canada🇨🇱Expense rules — Chile🇨🇴Expense rules — Colombia🇨🇷Expense rules — Costa Rica🇩🇴Expense rules — Dominican Republic🇪🇨Expense rules — Ecuador🇸🇻Expense rules — El Salvador🇬🇹Expense rules — Guatemala🇬🇾Expense rules — Guyana🇭🇳Expense rules — Honduras🇯🇲Expense rules — Jamaica🇲🇽Expense rules — Mexico🇳🇮Expense rules — Nicaragua🇵🇦Expense rules — Panama🇵🇾Expense rules — Paraguay🇵🇪Expense rules — Peru🇸🇷Expense rules — Suriname🇹🇹Expense rules — Trinidad and Tobago🇺🇸Expense rules — United States🇺🇾Expense rules — Uruguay

Asia-Pacific 28

🇦🇺Expense rules — Australia🇧🇩Expense rules — Bangladesh🇧🇹Expense rules — Bhutan🇧🇳Expense rules — Brunei🇰🇭Expense rules — Cambodia🇨🇳Expense rules — China🇫🇯Expense rules — Fiji🇭🇰Expense rules — Hong Kong🇮🇳Expense rules — India🇮🇩Expense rules — Indonesia🇯🇵Expense rules — Japan🇰🇿Expense rules — Kazakhstan🇱🇦Expense rules — Laos🇲🇾Expense rules — Malaysia🇲🇻Expense rules — Maldives🇲🇳Expense rules — Mongolia🇳🇵Expense rules — Nepal🇳🇿Expense rules — New Zealand🇵🇰Expense rules — Pakistan🇵🇬Expense rules — Papua New Guinea🇵🇭Expense rules — Philippines🇸🇬Expense rules — Singapore🇰🇷Expense rules — South Korea🇱🇰Expense rules — Sri Lanka🇹🇼Expense rules — Taiwan🇹🇭Expense rules — Thailand🇹🇱Expense rules — Timor-Leste🇻🇳Expense rules — Vietnam

Middle East & Caucasus 14

🇦🇲Expense rules — Armenia🇦🇿Expense rules — Azerbaijan🇧🇭Expense rules — Bahrain🇬🇪Expense rules — Georgia🇯🇴Expense rules — Jordan🇰🇼Expense rules — Kuwait🇱🇧Expense rules — Lebanon🇴🇲Expense rules — Oman🇵🇸Expense rules — Palestine🇶🇦Expense rules — Qatar🇸🇦Expense rules — Saudi Arabia🇹🇷Expense rules — Turkey🇦🇪Expense rules — United Arab Emirates🇺🇿Expense rules — Uzbekistan

Africa 35

🇩🇿Expense rules — Algeria🇦🇴Expense rules — Angola🇧🇯Expense rules — Benin🇧🇼Expense rules — Botswana🇧🇫Expense rules — Burkina Faso🇨🇲Expense rules — Cameroon🇨🇻Expense rules — Cape Verde🇹🇩Expense rules — Chad🇨🇩Expense rules — DRC🇪🇬Expense rules — Egypt🇪🇹Expense rules — Ethiopia🇬🇦Expense rules — Gabon🇬🇭Expense rules — Ghana🇨🇮Expense rules — Ivory Coast🇰🇪Expense rules — Kenya🇱🇸Expense rules — Lesotho🇲🇬Expense rules — Madagascar🇲🇱Expense rules — Mali🇲🇷Expense rules — Mauritania🇲🇺Expense rules — Mauritius🇲🇦Expense rules — Morocco🇲🇿Expense rules — Mozambique🇳🇦Expense rules — Namibia🇳🇪Expense rules — Niger🇳🇬Expense rules — Nigeria🇷🇼Expense rules — Rwanda🇸🇳Expense rules — Senegal🇸🇨Expense rules — Seychelles🇿🇦Expense rules — South Africa🇹🇿Expense rules — Tanzania🇹🇬Expense rules — Togo🇹🇳Expense rules — Tunisia🇺🇬Expense rules — Uganda🇿🇲Expense rules — Zambia🇿🇼Expense rules — Zimbabwe