Adobe provides paid time off (PTO) so you can relax and recharge or attend to personal needs. Please make arrangements with your manager before taking time off.
Annual leave
Adobe provides time off so you can relax and recharge. Taking regular annual leave is essential for maintaining a balanced and consistent approach to your wellbeing. Please coordinate with your manager to ensure a smooth leave process and plan your leave well in advance to avoid a last-minute rush.
How much leave you earn
Adobe encourages you to use your full annual leave each year to rest and recharge. Your total annual leave days combines both statutory and additional company leave based on your tenure with Adobe as shown in the table below. By law, it's mandatory to take at least the statutory annual leave.
Total annual leave
| Number of times entering into 1 January | Statutory annual leave days | Additional company annual leave days |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | 16 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | 8 |
| 6 | 17 | 9 |
| 7 | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 10 | 19 | 11 |
| 11 | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | 20 | 10 |
| 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 15 | 22 | 8 |
| 16 | 22 | 8 |
| 17 | 23 | 7 |
| 18 | 23 | 7 |
| 19 | 24 | 6 |
| 20 | 24 | 6 |
| 21 or more years | 25 | 5 |
If you are a new hire, your number of annual leave days will be based on the month you joined Adobe:
| Month of hire | Pre-granted days of paid annual leave |
|---|---|
| January | 20 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 17 |
| April | 15 |
| May | 13 |
| June | 12 |
| July | 10 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 2 |
Considerations
- All annual leave days will be granted up front on January 1 each year, or on your hire date (only in the year of hire).
- You must use annual leave in the calendar year it is granted, or it is forfeited. This means unused annual leave is not carried forward nor paid out.
- You and your manager will receive reminders/tasks on Workday in January, July and October of each year to plan your annual leave.
- In the last quarter of each calendar year, Adobe Korea reserves the right to direct you to take annual leave if you have not taken sufficient time off during the year.
See instructions for how to submit your time: Workday Time Off & Leave Manual [PDF].
Company shutdown
Adobe takes two company-wide breaks each year for Korean New Year and Harvest Festival week. The dates of these periods change each year. For 2025, they are:
- January 27–31
- October 2–10
2025 paid holiday and break schedule
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| January 27 | National Holiday |
| January 28 | Korean New Year |
| January 29 | Korean New Year |
| January 30 | Korean New Year |
| January 31 | PTO |
| March 3 | Independence Movement Day |
| May 1 | Labor Day |
| May 5 | Children’s Day |
| May 6 | Buddha’s Day |
| June 6 | Memorial Day |
| August 15 | National Liberation Day |
| October 2 | PTO |
| October 3 | National Foundation Day |
| October 6 | Harvest Festival Holiday |
| October 7 | Harvest Festival Holiday |
| October 8 | Harvest Festival Holiday |
| October 9 | Hangeul Day |
| October 10 | PTO |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
| January 1, 2026* | New Year’s Day 2026 |
* Falls under the 2026 calendar year holidays.
Global wellbeing days
We hope you use this time for taking a break, giving back, thinking creatively, or whatever else you may need to do to take care of yourself.
2025
Monday, March 24
Friday, May 2
Friday, July 4
Friday, September 26
If it’s not possible for you to take these days off due to business-critical obligations, please work with your manager to schedule your time off on another day. If the global wellbeing day falls on a public holiday, we do not offer an alternative day off in lieu.
One employee’s story
Hear how one Adobe employee took advantage of the opportunity to unplug his devices and recharge himself.
Contacts and resources
Employee Resource Center
Submit a request via the Support Center.