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Okay I'm out of this thread for awhile....have to go take care of biz.
But to sum it all up for those edumucated europeans.
Most Americans do not get a vacation.
Most Americans who do get a vactaion do not get a paid vacation.
Some Americans who do get a vacation get 1 week vacation UNPAId
Some Americans who do get a vacation get 1 week vacation Paid.
Some Americans get a two week vacation. Paid
Most Americans do not get sick leave.
Some Americans who do get a paid 1 week vacation use that as sick leave.
Some Americans do get sick leave unpaid.
Some Americans do get sick leave paid.
Amazing in Finland you get 35 days according to this source.
US "Not required, but 7-21 days is standard for most employers. Typically, 10 working days with 8 national holidays."
I have yet to meet anyone in the middle to lower income bracket who's getting more than 14 days a year...most are 7.
Here are a list of countries and their vacation times: Notice the length of most European countries vacation days? Wow, must be nice.
Country legally required
Argentina 14 calendar days (from 0 to 5 years seniority), 21 calendar days (from 5 to 10), 28 calendar days (from 10 to 20) and 35 calendar days (from 20)
Australia As of 27 March 2006, 20 work days (4 weeks). 2 weeks can be "sold" to employer. Additional Long service leave is also payable.
Austria 35 days, for elderly employees 42 days
The Bahamas 14 days after 1 year employment, 21 days after 5 years employment
Belgium 20 days, premium pay
Brazil 30 consecutive days, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer
Bulgaria minimum 20 working days
Canada 10 working days, determined by provincial law
Chile 15 working days
Costa Rica 2 weeks after 1 year employment.
China Not required
Croatia 18 working days
Czech Republic 4 weeks
Colombia 14 days
Denmark 6 weeks, of which 5 days can be "sold" back to the employer - omsorgsdage (carer’s leave).
European Union 4 weeks, more in some countries
Ecuador 14 days
Finland 35 days
France 5 weeks + 2 weeks of RTT (Reduction du Temps de Travail, in English : Reduction of Working Time) = 7 weeks. The most significant vacation time of any country in the world.
Germany 4 weeks (24 "workable" days, i.e. Mo to Sa, even if the working week is Mo to Fri), plus 9 to 13 bank holidays
Greece 20 working days or more depending of the years in the company
Hong Kong 7 days
Hungary 20 working days
Ireland 20 days, plus 9 public holidays
Israel 14 days
Italy 20-30 days plus 12 public holidays
Japan including sick leave: 18 days paid time off;
officially, five weeks (in reaction to the karoshi problem)
Korea, South 10 working days
Latvia 4 weeks
Mexico 7 days
Netherlands 4 weeks
New Zealand 4 weeks as of April 1, 2007
Norway 25 working days
Paraguay 14 days
Peru 14 days
Poland 20 business days, 26 business days after 10 years of employment
Puerto Rico 15 days
Romania minimum 20 working days
Saudi Arabia 15 days
Singapore 7 days
South Africa 21 consecutive days
Spain 30 calendar days
Sweden 25-32 working days, depending on age
Switzerland 28 days
Taiwan 7 days
Turkey 12 work days
Tunisia 30 work days
Ukraine 24 calendar days
United Kingdom 20 calendar days, plus 8 bank holidays
United States Not required, but 7-21 days is standard for most employers. Typically, 10 working days with 8 national holidays.
Uruguay 14 days
Venezuela 15 paid days
Vietnam 10 working days.
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