People working part-time or earning minimum wage will almost all see an increase in their vacation pay this year, thanks to corrective tax bracket adjustments.
The changes result from a determination that part-time and low-income workers earning between €1,000 and €2,000 had €22 to €32 less to spend per month in 2025, according to RTL Nieuws.
As a result, in this year’s tax plan, the cabinet has put emphasis on trying to uplift the lower-income bracket, reports NOS.
Who’s getting more?
Part-timers with a gross monthly salary of €1,000 are the biggest winners, with an extra €221 in vacation pay compared to last year.
Those on the minimum wage also do well: workers on a 36-hour week see approximately €61 more, and those on a 40-hour week around €60 more.
Part-timers earning between €2,250 and the minimum wage also benefit, with an increase of roughly €132 for those at the €2,250 level.
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Workers earning €3,000 gross per month also see a small gain. According to NOS, this is because their entire income now falls within the first tax bracket.
This is a reversal from last year, when part-timers and lower earners received less vacation pay. The government faced criticism for that outcome and specifically introduced a corrective measure in the 2026 Tax Plan.
Who’s getting less?
All workers will take home a higher net monthly salary in 2026 compared to 2025. The holiday pay is the element that changes.
If you earn around the modal (average) salary (roughly €3,704 gross per month) expect about €5 less in holiday pay this year. Full-timers between €2,500 and €2,750 are also slightly down, by around €7 to €8.
Part-timers earning exactly €2,000 gross will also see a small dip of €5, because this income level accrues slightly less entitlement to the employment tax credit in 2026 than in 2025.
High earners see no change at all compared to last year.
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