Employees in Germany have a statutory minimum holiday entitlement of 20 days per year (for a 5-day week), although higher holiday entitlements of around 28-30 days are usually contractually agreed. However, before the holiday can be taken, the relevant period must be applied for (and approved) by the employer/responsible manager. No special form is required by law for this.

MSO leave applications are suitable for companies of all sizes and industries that need a structured, clear and straightforward approach to submitting and managing their leave applications.

No. The template is designed to be intuitive and easy to use with the enclosed instructions.

Yes, our holiday request template is flexibly configurable and can be easily customised to your company's specific needs and requirements.

No special form is prescribed by law for holiday requests. Theoretically, these can also be submitted and authorised verbally or by email, for example. However, this quickly leads to a loss of clarity for all parties involved (applicant, manager and personnel accounting).

The holiday request template facilitates collaboration between the specialist department and HR accounting. In addition, the clarity of the MSO holiday requests means that managers always have an overview of who is going or wants to go on holiday and when, allowing them to control critical overlaps/bottlenecks in the team at an early stage.

If you have any further questions or need support in using our template, please feel free to contact us using our contact form.