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It's no better in Canada the usual vacation time is two weeks with that increasing to three after maybe five years then after ten years it may go to four weeks
by dhughes 15y ago
It's no better in Canada the usual vacation time is two weeks with that increasing to three after maybe five years then after ten years it may go to four weeks but that's it it's extremely rare to see more than five weeks.
The years of service are calculated for full-time positions so if you worked at a company part-time for five years and then became full-time only then does the clock start to tick towards more vacation time.
In my job the summer is a busy time and vacations are blacked out from July to August the best times to go in a snowy country. The rest of the year the quiet time is used for projects which also mean no vacation.
Over six years each year I managed to get a week or two in, barely, but I've got 210 hours of vacation and 200+ hours of sick time (maxed out) that I can't use because I can never get time off. And I'm not allowed to take two weeks in a row either. Time to move on!
- afterburner 15y agoActually several sources show Canada is better than the US, although how much better depends on the source. This one below paints the rosiest picture I've seen for Canada, I've seen others show as few as 19 (for average) while show 14 for the US (same as below): http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922052.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922052.html
- dhughes 15y agoThat seems bizarre, any job I've ever had or anyone I know get two weeks vacation. Anyone you ask wouldn't get any more than two weeks and self-employed seasonal workers such as farmers and fishermen may not get any vacation.
- afterburner 15y agoIn my experience in the infrastructure/defense/aerospace fields, you get 2 weeks to start, but 3 weeks after 2 years, plus 1 week company shutdown in December. Plus stat holidays of course (about one week's worth).