Employment Statistic: Annual Leave
Four in ten employees entitled to at least 15 days of annual leave
Over the years, there has been a rise in share of better qualified workers who
typically enjoy more favourable leave benefits. This has led to an increase in the proportion
of employees who are entitled to at least 15 days of paid annual leave from 31% in 1992 to
39% in 2008 in the private sector. Including the public sector, the share was slightly higher
at 41% in 2008.
Management and executives have longer annual leave entitlement
Management and executives continued to have more favourable leave benefits with
70% of them entitled to at least 15 days of paid annual leave. The share was much lower at
25% among RAF employees.
Higher-end services industries have longer annual leave entitlement
Industries with a high concentration of managers and executives typically accorded
longer leave entitlement. This was especially seen in the white collar-dominated Financial
Services, with 88% employees having at least 15 days of annual leave. In contrast, the
majority of employees in Construction (93%), Administrative & Support Services (91%),
Restaurants (90%), Real Estate & Leasing Services (79%), Retail Trade (74%) and
Manufacturing (67%) had short leave entitlement of below 15 days, reflecting the
concentration of RAF employees in these sectors.
Over the years, there has been a rise in share of better qualified workers who
typically enjoy more favourable leave benefits. This has led to an increase in the proportion
of employees who are entitled to at least 15 days of paid annual leave from 31% in 1992 to
39% in 2008 in the private sector. Including the public sector, the share was slightly higher
at 41% in 2008.
Management and executives have longer annual leave entitlement
Management and executives continued to have more favourable leave benefits with
70% of them entitled to at least 15 days of paid annual leave. The share was much lower at
25% among RAF employees.
Higher-end services industries have longer annual leave entitlement
Industries with a high concentration of managers and executives typically accorded
longer leave entitlement. This was especially seen in the white collar-dominated Financial
Services, with 88% employees having at least 15 days of annual leave. In contrast, the
majority of employees in Construction (93%), Administrative & Support Services (91%),
Restaurants (90%), Real Estate & Leasing Services (79%), Retail Trade (74%) and
Manufacturing (67%) had short leave entitlement of below 15 days, reflecting the
concentration of RAF employees in these sectors.
