Paid Flexible Holidays

The paid holidays owed to you by your company are separate from the set holidays offered by the company (Obon, New Years). In most cases, days set by the company cannot be subtracted from your own personal holidays but there are exceptions (look at the section on workers' representative).

	Years Worked
Days worked per week/year	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5
5 days or 30 hrs/week	10	11	12	14	16	18	20
4 days/169-216 days	7	8	9	10	12	13	15
3 days/121-168 days	5	6	6	7	9	10	11
2 days/ 73-120 days	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
1 day/48-72 days	1	2	2	2	3	3	3

Remember, you can ask for paid holidays for the last two years under the Labour Standards Law, but the longer you wait, the more holidays you lose.