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Minimums aren't averages.

• Majromax 7y ago
  Even still, the median US worker is unlikely to earn 4-5 weeks of paid time off during a year. The lowest quarter of wage-earners are as likely as not to have no vacation leave entitlement at all (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.t06.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.t06.htm) [56% with paid vacation, 44% without]. The median number of vacation days for most categories of workers is about 15 (https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2017/ownership/private/table38a.htm https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2017/ownership/private/...).
  • nostromo 7y ago
    But most of the bottom quarter of earners are part-time workers. I'm actually surprised that many part time employees are given paid time off at all.
    • Spare_account 7y ago
      >I'm actually surprised that many part time employees are given paid time off at all. And there's the rub: it's expected over here.
      • Gwypaas 7y ago
        Or as in Sweden, if you work hourly you usually don't get PTO. Instead you get it as cash, about 12% extra on the salary a normal worker would get.
      • Symbiote 7y ago
        It's not just expected, it's the law! 28 days, though 8 of them can be the standard public holidays, leaving 20. It's pro rata for part time employees, and often given as cash to people on temporary contracts.
• sorokod 7y ago
  28 isn't zero