How much annual leave are employees entitled to in Grenada?

Compliance

Grenada

DIRECT ANSWER

Under Grenada's Employment Act, monthly-paid employees are entitled to a minimum of two weeks' paid annual leave during their first year of service, increasing to three weeks per year after that. Daily-paid and hourly-paid workers accrue leave proportionally based on days or hours worked.

Entitlement by employment type

Employment type	Entitlement	Applies from
Monthly-paid employee	2 weeks' paid leave	Year 1
Monthly-paid employee	3 weeks' paid leave	Year 2 onward
Daily or hourly-paid	Accrued proportionally to days or hours worked	Ongoing

Payment before leave

Employers are required to pay an employee's leave wages before the leave period begins, not on the next regular payday. This is a common compliance gap — building it into the payroll calendar avoids inadvertent breaches.

Carryover and scheduling

The Employment Act does not mandate unlimited carryover of unused leave. Employers commonly set a policy requiring leave to be taken within a set window to avoid open-ended accrual liabilities, and any such policy should be documented in the employment contract or staff handbook.

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When must leave wages be paid in Grenada?

Leave wages must be paid before the leave period starts, rather than on the next scheduled payday. Employers running monthly payroll need to plan for this so an approved leave request doesn't create an out-of-cycle payment problem.

Can unused annual leave be carried over in Grenada?

The Employment Act does not guarantee unlimited carryover. Most employers set their own policy capping how much unused leave rolls into the following year, which should be written into the contract or staff handbook so it is enforceable.

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