The possibility of granting a special leave of absence with wages, for the exercise of the right to vote of both private and public sector employees, is provided by the electoral legislation, in case of elections.

According to relevant information from the Information Center for Employees & Unemployed of the Confederation (KE.PEA./GSEE) ahead of the 2023 elections the permission she (election ) is not offset against the regular or other form of leave. In the event that elections occur during the leave period, the leave is interrupted, special election leave days are granted and normal leave continues after the special election leave.

Based on the ministerial decisions issued during the last election procedures, the number of days off depends on the distance and is usually as follows:

  • for five-day workers:

from 200 – 400 km, one working day
from 401 and above, two working days
for the islands up to 3 days

  • for six-day employees:

from 100 – 200 km, one working day
from 201 – 400 km, two working days
from 401 and above, three working days
for the islands up to 3 days