WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are workers guaranteed paid leave specifically for emergency reasons?

Emergency leave is leave available for personal emergencies or urgent situations. This does not include leave specifically available for widespread national emergencies or natural disasters.

Leave that is at the discretion of the employer is not considered a guarantee of emergency leave.

Countries

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Armenia - No paid leave

Angola - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Austria - No paid leave

Australia - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Belgium - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Bulgaria - No paid leave

Bahrain - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Benin - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Bhutan - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Canada - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Czech Republic - No paid leave

Germany - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Denmark - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Estonia - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Spain - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

Fiji - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

Croatia - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Hungary - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Ireland - No paid leave

Israel - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Italy - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Japan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

Liechtenstein - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

Liberia - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Lithuania - No paid leave

Luxembourg - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

Montenegro - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mali - No paid leave

Myanmar - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Mauritania - No paid leave

Malta - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Maldives - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Namibia - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Nicaragua - No paid leave

Norway - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Peru - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Poland - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Serbia - No paid leave

Russian Federation - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Seychelles - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Sweden - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Slovenia - No paid leave

Slovakia - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

El Salvador - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Togo - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

Tajikistan - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Turkmenistan - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tuvalu - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Ukraine - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Uzbekistan - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Andorra - Unpaid leave only

Eritrea - Unpaid leave only

Ethiopia - Unpaid leave only

Iceland - Unpaid leave only

Latvia - Unpaid leave only

Romania - Unpaid leave only

Afghanistan - Yes, paid leave

Libya - Yes, paid leave

North Macedonia - Yes, paid leave

The Netherlands - Yes, paid leave

Oman - Yes, paid leave

Sierra Leone - Yes, paid leave

Syria - Yes, paid leave