Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Article 2, paragraph 5, of the Convention. Gradual increase of annual holiday. The Committee requests the Government to state whether the duration of the annual holiday with pay increases with the length of service, as prescribed by Article 2, paragraph 5, of the Convention.

Article 8. Sanctions. According to section 23 of Legislative Decree No. 713, where workers have not used their entitlement to leave in the year following the one in respect of which the entitlement was acquired, in addition to their regular pay they receive compensation for the days of holiday lost and allowance in an equivalent amount. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether, in addition to financial compensation, the legislation provides for sanctions to be imposed where workers are deprived of their annual holiday entitlements. More generally, the Government is requested to provide information on the system of sanctions used to ensure the application of the provisions of the Convention.