Vacation Days Calculator

Written byOleh Soloninupdated 5 October 2026

How to count

Start date

Calculation date

Leave empty for today. When leaving a job, use the last working day.

Days not counted towards leave

Unpaid leave beyond 14 days in a working year, unauthorised absence, childcare leave (Article 121 of the Russian Labour Code).

Annual entitlement, days

28 is the basic entitlement; add any extra leave you have.

Days already taken

Across your whole time with this employer.

Result

Days earned46.67
Balance46.67
If you left on this datePay in lieu for 46.67 days
Service counted for leave1 year 7 months 27 days
Current working year10.02.2026 — 09.02.2027
Months counted this working year8 (27 days rounded up to a month)
Days earned per month2.33
Days taken0
StatusDays still in hand

2.33 days for every month worked

Turns months worked into accrued leave days and shows the balance after days already taken. Handles longer entitlements, not just the standard 28 days.

Leave accrues evenly. A standard 28-day entitlement works out at 2.33 days per month worked, which is why roughly fourteen days have built up by the six-month mark — the point at which a first holiday can normally be taken.

The balance matters most just before leaving a job. Take leave in advance and, on most grounds for leaving, the overpayment can be withheld from the final pay; leave days unused and they must be paid out in cash.

How to use

Choose whether to count from your start date or from a number of months worked.
Enter the start date and the calculation date — the last working day if you are leaving.
Enter days that do not count towards leave, such as unpaid leave beyond 14 days in a working year, then your annual entitlement and the days already taken.

How the days accumulate

Entitlement builds at a steady rate: the annual figure divided by twelve. On the standard 28 days that is 2.33 days for every full month worked, and a part month counts as full once at least half of it has been worked.

Because the rate is constant, the balance is easy to check against a payslip: three months earn 7 days, seven months earn 16.33, and a full year brings the entitlement back to 28. Days already taken are subtracted from that figure, and taking more than earned leaves a negative balance that can be withheld from the final pay on most grounds for leaving.

At 2.33 days a month, no excluded days and nothing taken yet. Worked out with this calculator.
Full months worked	Days earned on a 28-day entitlement
3	7.00
7	16.33
12	28.00

How leave is counted from dates

These are Russian rules. Service for leave runs from the start date to the calculation date inclusive, and the working year starts on the day you were hired, not on 1 January. Each full working year earns the whole entitlement; the current one earns 28 ÷ 12 = 2.33 days a month.

A part month under half a month is dropped and half a month or more counts as a whole one (paragraph 35 of the 1930 Rules on Regular and Additional Leave, still applied). The calculator treats 15 days as half a month. Leaving with at least 11 months in the working year earns pay in lieu for the full entitlement (paragraph 28).

What this calculator shows

Days accrued to date at your entitlement rate
The balance once days already taken are subtracted
Whether you are in credit or have taken leave in advance

What to keep in mind

A part month of at least half a month counts as a whole month; less than half is dropped.
Unpaid leave beyond fourteen days in a working year does not build entitlement; enter those days in the field for days not counted.

Where the numbers come from

Checked against Article 121 of the Russian Labour Code; paragraphs 28 and 35 of the Rules on Regular and Additional Leave · verified September 2026.

FAQs

Where does 2.33 come from?

28 days divided by 12 months. A longer entitlement changes it: 56 days for teaching staff works out at 4.67 days a month.

Does unused leave expire?

No. The guidance about using leave within eighteen months guides employers but does not delete accrued days, and they must be paid out when employment ends.

Can I take the money instead of the time?

Only for the part above 28 days a year, and only on request. The core 28 days can be converted to cash only on termination.

What if I take more than I have earned?

On leaving, the employer may withhold the pay for leave not yet earned, up to 20 percent of the final payment — but not on every ground: redundancy, liquidation, conscription and the other cases in Article 137(2) of the Labour Code rule it out. Whatever could not be withheld cannot be recovered through the courts either, since Article 137 allows that only for a counting error or the employee's wrongdoing (Supreme Court ruling of 25 October 2013, No. 69-KG13-6). Repayment is then voluntary.

How many days are earned after seven months?

16.33 days on a standard 28-day entitlement, at 2.33 days for each full month worked. Three months earn 7 days and a full year restores the whole 28.

What if more days were taken than earned?

The balance goes negative, and on most grounds for leaving the excess can be withheld from the final payment — not on redundancy or liquidation. The calculator shows the negative figure rather than clamping it to zero, so the amount at stake is visible.

Worked example

Seven months into a job

Input: 7 months worked, 28 days a year, none taken

Output: 16.33 days earned

Note: All 28 could still be taken — advance leave is allowed after six months — but on most grounds for leaving the difference would be withheld on departure.

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