年休 vs. 有休/有給 as paid time off work


I have heard both terms, 年休{ねんきゅう} and 有休{ゆうきゅう} (or occasionally 有給), used to
describe paid vacation time, or 年次有給休暇{ねんじゆうきゅうきゅうか}. In my situation it's
always been 年休, but I know people just a town over who have insisted that the
term is 有休. I have said 年休 to people and they have looked at me confusedly and
said 「有休のこと？」

Is there any actual difference between these terms, and is there any pattern
to when one is used over the other? Should I default to 有休?




Basically, 年休 and 有休 are just the two ways to abbreviate 年次有給休暇. They are
usually interchangeable.

Strictly speaking, 年休 has more formal, technical nuance, and it specifically
refers to 年次有給休暇 as defined in the Japanese law.

有休 is a more casual and popular (and thus ambiguous) word. It's sometimes not
limited to 年次有給休暇 and may be confused by any other kind of paid vacation set
by each company. (For example, I expect varying answers by non-professionals
for questions like "Is 産休 also 有休?")

I believe majority of people prefer 有休 to 有給, but [some media seem to have
chosen 有給 as the standard abbreviation for
有給休暇](http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO06311940V20C10A4000000/), which is
surprising to me.




Basically, 年休 and 有休 are just the two ways to abbreviate 年次有給休暇. They are
usually interchangeable.

Strictly speaking, 年休 has more formal, technical nuance, and it specifically
refers to 年次有給休暇 as defined in the Japanese law.

有休 is a more casual and popular (and thus ambiguous) word. It's sometimes not
limited to 年次有給休暇 and may be confused by any other kind of paid vacation set
by each company. (For example, I expect varying answers by non-professionals
for questions like "Is 産休 also 有休?")

I believe majority of people prefer 有休 to 有給, but [some media seem to have
chosen 有給 as the standard abbreviation for
有給休暇](http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO06311940V20C10A4000000/), which is
surprising to me.

