Vacation request form
A ready form for the employee and the manager: the employee fills in the dates and the type of leave, the working days in the request are counted for you — without Saturdays and holidays — and the manager approves and signs. Fill it in on screen and print, or print it blank and fill it in by hand. No sign-up.
Vacation days by seniority — 5-day work week
Net working days a year, for a full-time employee who worked a full year, under the Annual Leave Law.
| Year of work | Vacation days a year |
|---|---|
| 1–5 | 12 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 18 |
| 11 | 19 |
| 12 and on | 20 |
These are the legal minimums. A 6-day week has a different quota, and an employee who worked part of the year is entitled to a proportional share. The full explanation is in the guide how many vacation days an employee is entitled to, and for accrual and payout: the vacation days calculator.
Vacation request, approval and balance
What the form should include
- The employee's name, the requested dates and the type of leave.
- The number of working days the request deducts from the balance — without Saturdays and holidays.
- The balance before and after, so the employee sees what is left.
- The manager's decision, name, signature and date.
The employer sets the dates, but consults
Under the Annual Leave Law, the employer sets the vacation dates, after consulting the employee and taking the needs of the work into account, and notifies the employee in advance. In practice most requests start with the employee, and the form is how you record what was agreed. A company-wide vacation for all employees — for example during the intermediate days — is allowed under certain conditions, and its days are deducted from the balance.
What is not deducted from the balance
The weekly rest day and holiday rest days that fall inside the vacation are not vacation days. Sick days, reserve duty and mourning are not vacation either, and if an employee falls ill during the vacation, approved sick days do not count as vacation. To see in advance how many holidays fall in a given period, use the 2027 calendar with holidays.
Seven days in a row each year
The law requires that at least 7 vacation days a year be given in a row. The rest can be split up and, by agreement, carried over to the next years. Paying money instead of vacation is allowed only when employment ends.
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Questions about vacation requests
Is a written vacation request form required?
The law does not require a specific form, but a written request and approval record who asked, what was approved and when, and prevent disputes over the balance when employment ends.
Who decides when the employee goes on vacation?
Under the Annual Leave Law, the employer sets the vacation dates, after consulting the employee and taking the needs of the work into account, and notifies the employee in advance. In practice most employers approve the dates the employee asks for when they suit the work.
Does a holiday in the middle of the vacation count as a vacation day?
No. A holiday rest day and the weekly rest day are not vacation days and are not deducted from the balance. That is why the form counts only working days, without Saturdays and holidays.
How many vacation days is an employee entitled to a year?
In a 5-day work week: 12 working days a year in the first five years, 14 in the sixth year, and one more day each year after that up to 20 days from year 12. These are the minimums for a full-time employee; an agreement or custom may give more.
Vacation requests from the phone, balances that update themselves
With RayClock, the employee requests leave in the app, the manager approves, and the balance accrues and is deducted by seniority — no forms and no Excel. The same system also calculates attendance, overtime, Shabbat and holidays. 14-day trial, no credit card.
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