Vacation leave calculator Antigua and Barbuda 2026

Enter your monthly pay, the months you have worked since probation ended and the vacation days you have taken. The calculator shows what is still due.

Section C18 of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code gives an employee who has passed probation at least 1 day day of vacation for each month of employment.

How it's calculated

Multiply the months of employment after probation by 1 day day. Probation cannot last more than 3 months months unless a collective agreement says so (section C8).
Take away the days you have already taken. Vacation leave is on top of public holidays, sick leave and weekly rest days.
A day's pay is your monthly pay divided by the working days in your pay month. Under section C18(7), anyone whose job ends for any reason receives pay for every vacation day still due.

An example

An employee earning EC$3,300 a month has worked 12 months since probation and taken 5 days. She has earned 12 days, so 7 are due. A day's pay on a 22-day month is EC$150, so the days due are worth EC$1,050.

Frequently asked questions

How much vacation leave do I get?

At least 1 day day for every month of employment once you have passed probation, under section C18(1) of the Labour Code.

Can my employer pay me instead of letting me take leave?

No. Section C18(6) says an employer cannot compel an employee to give up earned leave, even if he pays the wage in lieu.

What happens to unused leave when I leave the job?

Section C18(7) says a person whose employment ends for any reason receives the wage for every vacation day due.

Key terms

Probation: The first period of a job, up to 3 months unless a collective agreement allows longer.
Vacation leave: Paid time off earned at one day a month, separate from public holidays and sick leave.
Pay in lieu: Money paid in place of leave that was earned but not taken.