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Annual leave is 5, 10 or 15 days by your total years worked, and unused days are paid at 300% of the daily wage

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In plain words

If your total years of work across all employers add up to at least 1 year but under 10, you get 5 days of annual leave a year. At 10 years it is 10 days, and at 20 years it is 15 days. Years carry over when you change jobs. If the employer can't schedule your leave and you agree not to take it, those days are paid at 3 times the daily wage. Once you sign a form "voluntarily giving up annual leave," all that is left is your normal wage.

Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 19, tip 2. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer