According to the Labour Code, certain categories of employees are entitled to additional leave beyond their basic annual leave, taking into account working conditions, the nature of their job functions, length of service, and family circumstances.

Employees working in hazardous and strenuous conditions, underground workplaces, as well as those whose job functions require a high degree of sensitivity, responsibility, mental or physical strain, are granted additional leave of not less than 6 calendar days. The list of hazardous and strenuous industries, professions, and positions that qualify for additional leave is approved in accordance with the relevant procedures.

The right to additional leave based on length of service is determined according to the period during which the employee has actually worked under an employment contract with the employer. Employees are granted 2 calendar days of additional leave for 5 to 10 years of service, 4 calendar days for 10 to 15 years of service, and 6 calendar days for more than 15 years of service.

Specialists working in the territories liberated from occupation are also granted an additional 5 calendar days of leave, regardless of the duration of their basic and additional leave, taking into account Article 21-1 of the Labour Code.

The legislation also provides additional leave entitlements for women with children. Regardless of the duration of their basic and additional leave, women with two children under the age of 14 are granted 2 calendar days of additional leave, while women with three or more children under the age of 14, or a child with a disability, are granted 5 calendar days of additional leave.

Fathers raising their children alone, as well as persons who have adopted children, may also benefit from this entitlement.