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What is double holiday pay?

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Double holiday pay is extra pay for your holidays, on top of your normal salary: 92% of a month’s gross pay for a full-time white-collar worker. In Dutch: dubbel vakantiegeld.

Definition of double holiday pay

A white-collar worker receives it from their employer, usually at the time of their main holiday, in proportion to the months worked in the previous year. It bears a contribution of 13.07% on 85/92 of the amount, then withholding tax on non-recurring pay.

For a blue-collar worker, it is part of the holiday pay paid by the holiday fund (7.38% of gross pay grossed up to 108%).

The key figure in 2026

92%White-collar worker’s double holiday pay: 92% of a month’s gross salary, for a full year of work

Source: Pécule de vacances : base de la cotisation sur le double pécule, National Social Security Office (NSSO). Value in force on 1 October 2026.

Worked example

At €3,000 gross: €2,760.00 of double holiday pay, €333.29 in contributions (13.07% on 85/92), then withholding tax on non-recurring pay. €1,471.32 net is left. After only 9 months of work in the previous year, gross double holiday pay would be €2,070.00.

In Dutch: dubbel vakantiegeld

On a Dutch-language payslip or statement, double holiday pay is called ‘dubbel vakantiegeld’; on a French-language one, ‘double pécule de vacances’.

Dutch term taken from: NSSO, CSC/ACV (secondary source).

Not to be confused with…

  • Single holiday pay: the part of holiday pay that corresponds to your normal salary during your statutory days of leave.
  • Year-end bonus: an annual bonus paid in December, whose amount and conditions depend on your joint committee.

Calculate it for your situation

Double holiday pay 2026 in net terms: 92% of a month, blue-collar workers’ holiday pay, first year and payment date.

Double holiday pay: how much net?

Related terms

Sources

Parameters in force on 1 October 2026. Each parameter links to its source, the official one where it exists; a secondary source is flagged as such.