> how exactly does four weeks of vacation work? Austria - legal minimum is 5 weeks per year. > Do you have to take vacation time consecutively? Do you have t

> how exactly does four weeks of vacation work? Austria - legal minimum is 5 weeks per year. > Do you have to take vacation time consecutively? Do you have to take it at a particular time of the year? Is it subject to some sort of approval process? I tell my boss I want to take that many days off at that date (normally has to be well in advance - a month or more is good). Unless there is something really urgent or I'll be gone for a really long time (2 weeks or more at a time) he'll usually agree. If you take less than 5 weeks per year the remaining get added to the next year (this is purely theoretical for me, as I have never taken fewer vacation days than what I was entitled to).