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How the calculation works
- 1 ROL normally accrue every month: the monthly share is the annual hours divided by 12. The CCNL may set different rules.
- 2 For each month in the period: a full month counts as 1; a part-month of more than 15 days counts as 1 if the rule is on, otherwise it counts in proportion to the days.
- 3 Remaining ROL = carryover + ROL accrued − ROL already taken.
Frequently asked questions
How many ROL hours is an employee entitled to?
No law sets a number: the CCNL does. Two examples from the texts we read: in the Terziario Confcommercio CCNL (Testo Unico of 3 February 2026) it is 56 hours a year, 72 in companies with more than 15 employees; in the metalworking industry CCNL the paid annual leave is 104 hours a year, of which 72 for working-time reduction and 32 for the abolished holidays. Always check the text in force.
Are ROL and ex-holiday leave the same thing?
No: ROL come from the working-time reductions of collective agreements, while ex-holiday leave compensates for the holidays abolished by Law 54/1977. It is best to manage them as separate absence types.
What happens to unused ROL?
The CCNL decides. In the Terziario CCNL, for example, leave not taken in the year it accrued is paid out, or can be taken by 30 June of the following year; in the metalworking CCNL it goes into an individual hours account for 24 months. Check your contract.
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