All vacation days should be submitted to your lead at least 2 weeks before. If you intend more than 2 weeks of holiday, we ask that you speak to your lead at least a month in advance to ensure your team is able to optimally plan for your extended absence.
We strongly encourage you to take your vacation days, enjoy your time, and use them! Any unused days will not be compensated or carried over beyond the allowed rollover period.
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All HQ employees receive 26 days of time off given a 5 work week of working days (Monday through Friday).
Additional Day on your Anniversary:
After completing one year of employment you will get 1 more day of vacation on your balance every year. The maximum you can reach is 30 days. You can see your additional day on your anniversary day at Flink.
Vacation Day Rollover:
We encourage you to use all of your vacation days for your well-being and to ensure you have time to rest and recharge.
However, if you have unused vacation days due to business needs, we will be allowing a rollover of 5 vacation days. They will need to be used by March 31 the following year otherwise, they expire and can neither be taken nor compensated. In the case of long-term sick leave, the remaining vacation balance expires at the end of March of the year after next; for example, vacation balance from 2025 expires on March 31, 2026.
SAP Visibility: The system currently doesnât show that extra days beyond the 5-day limit will be removed. You might see more than 5 days available to roll over, but this is temporary and will be corrected later. For example, if you have 7 days left from your 2025 balance, it will still show 7 available for you to roll over, but once the limit is applied by the end of March 2026, the extra 2 days will be automatically corrected.
If you have further questions on this topic, please reach out directly to the People Operations team via [email protected].
Public Holidays
These are the dates that our respective offices will be closed in alliance with the public holidays of the office locations.
Germany (days recognized in Berlin):
Berlin Public holidays 2025 | Berlin Public holidays 2025 |
New Year's Day | January 01, 2025 (Wednesday) |
International Women's Day | March 08, 2025 (Saturday) |
Good Friday | April 18, 2025 (Friday) |
Easter Monday | April 21, 2025 (Monday) |
Labour Day | May 01, 2025 (Thursday) |
80th anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism | May 08, 2025 (Thursday) |
Ascension Day | May 29, 2025 (Thursday) |
Whit Monday | June 09, 2024 (Monday) |
Day of German Unity | October 03, 2025 (Friday) |
Christmas Day | December 25, 2025 (Thursday) |
Boxing Day | December 26, 2025 (Friday) |
Berlin Public holidays 2026 | Berlin Public holidays 2026 |
New Year's Day | January 01, 2026 (Thursday) |
International Women's Day | March 08, 2026 (Sunday) |
Good Friday | April 03, 2026 (Friday) |
Easter Monday | April 06, 2026 (Monday) |
Labour Day | May 01, 2026 (Friday) |
Ascension Day | May 14, 2026 (Thursday) |
Whit Monday | May 25, 2026 (Monday) |
Day of German Unity | October 03, 2026 (Saturday) |
Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 (Friday) |
Boxing Day | December 26, 2026 (Saturday) |
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How to request time off
To request time off, please use Successfactors - our HR management tool
Time off needs to be requested through Successfactors. Simply log in to SF, head to the "Request time off" button and click use the time type vacation.
Time off needs to be requested through Successfactors. Simply log in to SF, head to the "Request time off" button and click use the time type vacation.
Other Types of Leave
In addition to vacation, there are other leave types you should be aware of, should you need to use them.
Maternity/Paternity Leave: On-Demand and when requested
Educational Leave: 5 days per year
Marriage: 1 paid day off
Birthday of a child (for a non-birthing parent): 1 paid day off
Bereavement for loss of close relative: 1 paid day off
Supporting Child during sick leave: up to 15 days per child (paid by your health insurance)
Relocation: 1 day within the first 3 months at Flink if the relocation was initiated by Flink
Jury Duty: Depends on the number of days required by the jury; an official document is required for submission to People Ops.
Vacation Entitlement for Leavers
If you leave the company, your vacation entitlement is calculated based on your departure date and duration of employment:
Leaving during the first half of the calendar year: You receive a pro-rata entitlement of 1/12 of your annual leave for each full month of employment.
Leaving after the first half of the calendar year: Standard legal regulations apply regarding your entitlement for the remainder of the year.
Leaving during the Probation Period: You receive a pro-rata entitlement of 1/12 of your annual leave for each full month of employment.
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Vacation Policy
If youâre a full-time HQ employee (40 hours per week) youâre entitled to 26 days of vacation leave per year. If you work part-time this will be adjusted accordingly.
HQ employees receive 20 statutory days per year, these are valid for one year, and 6 non-statutory days per year, these are valid for 5 years.
Every year with your work anniversary you are rewarded with an extra vacation day, up until a maximum of 30 holidays in total. SAP updates these on a monthly basis. This means that if your work anniversary falls on the 1st of July, youâll receive an extra holiday as of this date to be used by the rest of the calendar year. If you want to transfer this holiday to the next year, the normal transfer of vacation days is applicable, please see article 7.
Itâs mandatory to ask for vacation leave via SAP SF Employee Central for a fixed amount at least two weeks before the start date of your vacation. Your vacation will be approved or declined depending on the circumstances within 5 working days, otherwise the vacation is granted automatically.
You canât take vacation retroactively, so make sure to request your vacation in time. In case of continuous work instead of vacation already entered in SAP SF and approved by manager, please email [email protected] so we can correct this.
You can take up to a maximum of 15 consecutive working days, or three weeks, as vacation leave.
The vacation hours not taken until the 1st of January, 2026 can be taken with you in the new year. They will be added to your balance in SAP. The statutory vacation days can still be taken for 6 months into the following year; these days must therefore be taken before 31st June, 2026. After this date, they lapse/expire (with the exception of non-statutory days).
Public Holidays NL 2025
Nieuwjaarsdag (New Yearâs Day): Wednesday 1 January 2025
âGoede vrijdag (Good Friday): Friday 18 April 2025
âEerste en tweede paasdag (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday): Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April 2025
âKoningsdag (Kingâs Day): Saturday 26 April 2025
âBevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day): Monday 5 May 2025
âHemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day): Thursday 29 May 2025
âEerste en tweede pinksterdag (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday): Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June 2025
âEerste en tweede kerstdag (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025
Public Holidays NL 2026
âNieuwjaarsdag (New Yearâs Day): Thursday 1 January 2026
âGoede vrijdag (Good Friday): Friday 3 April 2026
âEerste en tweede paasdag (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday): Sunday 5 April and Monday 6 April 2026
âKoningsdag (Kingâs Day): Monday 27 April 2026
âBevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day): Tuesday 5 May 2026
âHemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day): Thursday 14 May 2026
âEerste en tweede pinksterdag (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday): Sunday 24 and Monday 25 May 2026
âEerste en tweede kerstdag (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December 2026
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