# Core contributors: Leave **Vacations:** * 25 days a year, paid * Unlimited unpaid leave (make sure everything is organized and anyone can take on your tasks). Please note we are a startup and on a constrained budget that can change by the time you are back. Over 3 months unpaid leave, we can’t guarantee that we’ll able to pay you again. **Parental Leave:** * 25 days paid (your vacations) * 6 months unpaid. Please note that we are a startup that is not sustainable yet and our situation might change but we will strive to pay you again after 6 months of parental unpaid leave. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://documentarians.gitbook.io/metadocumentation/master/internal/the-open-collective-way/core-contributors-leave.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.