How many vacation days does a CLT employee get?

After completing a 12-month acquisitive period (período aquisitivo) with no excessive absences, a CLT employee is entitled to 30 calendar days of paid vacation. Absences reduce this on a sliding scale set by Article 130 of the CLT.

How does the one-third bonus work?

Article 7, item XVII of the Brazilian Constitution guarantees vacation pay of at least one-third more than normal salary. The tool computes the base vacation pay for the days taken, then adds 1/3 of that amount as the terço constitucional.

How do absences (faltas) cut my vacation days?

Under CLT Article 130: up to 5 unjustified absences keeps the full 30 days; 6 to 14 gives 24 days; 15 to 23 gives 18 days; 24 to 32 gives 12 days; and more than 32 absences forfeits vacation for that period.

What is proportional férias?

If an employee leaves before completing the 12-month period, they receive vacation proportional to completed months — 1/12 of 30 days (2.5 days) per completed month, with a fraction of 15 or more days in a month counting as a full month.

Vacation pay and the one-third bonus are subject to INSS and income tax (IRRF) withholding in Brazil. This calculator shows gross amounts only; net pay after withholding will be lower. Confirm deductions with your payroll team.

Brazil Férias (Annual Leave) Calculator

The Brazil Férias Calculator computes an employee’s paid annual-leave entitlement under the CLT (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho) and adds the one-third constitutional bonus (terço constitucional) guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. In Brazil, vacation is earned over a rolling 12-month acquisitive period and must be paid at the normal salary rate plus at least one-third extra.

How it works

After a complete acquisitive period, a CLT employee is entitled to 30 calendar days of vacation. The number of days is reduced by unjustified absences (faltas) during the period using the sliding scale in Article 130 of the CLT:

0–5  absences  → 30 days
6–14 absences  → 24 days
15–23 absences → 18 days
24–32 absences → 12 days
33+  absences  → 0 days (vacation forfeited)

The base vacation pay is the daily salary multiplied by the entitled days. The constitutional bonus is then added:

base pay  = (monthly salary / 30) × vacation days
terço     = base pay / 3
total pay = base pay + terço

For an employee who leaves before completing 12 months, proportional férias apply at 1/12 of 30 days (2.5 days) per completed month; a fraction of 15 or more days in a month counts as a whole month.

Example and notes

An employee earning R$3,000/month with 3 absences keeps the full 30 days. Daily salary is 3000 / 30 = R$100, so base pay is 100 × 30 = R$3,000, and the terço adds 3000 / 3 = R$1,000, giving R$4,000 gross. With 10 absences the entitlement drops to 24 days, lowering both the base pay and the bonus proportionally. All amounts shown are gross — INSS and income tax (IRRF) are withheld separately. Everything is computed locally in your browser.