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What is single holiday pay?

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Single holiday pay is the part of holiday pay that corresponds to your normal salary during your statutory days of leave. In 2026: 8% (blue-collar workers: ‘single holiday pay’ share of the fund’s holiday pay, on gross pay at 108%). In Dutch: enkel vakantiegeld.

Definition of single holiday pay

For a white-collar worker, it does not usually appear as a separate line: the employer keeps paying the monthly salary during the holidays. For a blue-collar worker, it is part of the holiday pay paid by the holiday fund, together with double holiday pay.

When a white-collar worker leaves their employer, the single holiday pay already earned in the year is paid with their departure holiday pay.

The key figure in 2026

8%Blue-collar workers: ‘single holiday pay’ share of the fund’s holiday pay, on gross pay at 108%

Source: Calcul du pécule de vacances (example for €5,400 of annual pay), ONVA/RJV. Value in force on 1 October 2026.

Worked example

A blue-collar worker earned €36,000 gross in the previous year. Their single holiday pay is 36,000 × 108% × 8% = €3,110.40 gross, out of the €5,979.74 the fund pays them in total. A white-collar worker on the same salary simply keeps receiving their €3,000 a month during their leave.

In Dutch: enkel vakantiegeld

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

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

Not to be confused with…

  • Double holiday pay: 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.
  • Departure holiday pay: the holiday pay a white-collar worker receives on leaving their employer, for the months already worked in the year.

Calculate it for your situation

Double holiday pay, 13th month, bonus: net pay, withholding tax on non-recurring pay and the payment date.

Bonuses and holiday pay: how much net?

Related terms

  • Holiday payBonuses, holiday pay and benefits · in Dutch: vakantiegeld
  • Double holiday payBonuses, holiday pay and benefits · in Dutch: dubbel vakantiegeld
  • Holiday fundBonuses, holiday pay and benefits · in Dutch: vakantiekas

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.