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> As for the modern American worker? After a year on the job, she gets an average of eight vacation days annually. Is this true? In the UK, 'standard' holiday
by Jaruzel 9y ago
> As for the modern American worker? After a year on the job, she gets an average of eight vacation days annually.
Is this true? In the UK, 'standard' holiday entitlement for most jobs starts at 20 days annually, and that doesn't include official days off such as Xmas, New Year, Easter etc.
- stevenwoo 9y agoYes, this is true for the average American white collar worker at the start of employment, sort of earning fractional vacation hours per hour of work. Service worker - not sure about that - is that the same as zero hours contract employee? Low unemployment has forced companies to start offering paid vacation to employees in fast food restaurants in recent years. Many teachers in public schools famously don't have to work for three months a year, but don't get paid for those three months a year.
- refurb 9y agoIt's not true. It's tough to find a job that doesn't offer 2 weeks and most white collar jobs offer 3 weeks (15 days). That doesn't include the typical 13 stat holidays. I have a job in the US that offers 25 paid days of vacation, plus the standard 13.
- notfromhere 9y agocounting PTO as vacation is disingenuous. That's all your time off for the year rather than exclusively vacation