I have a friend that is transferring to Italy. Lucky bastard.
Italy: 42
France: 37
Germany: 35
Brazil: 34
Britain: 28
Canada: 26
Japan: 25
USA: 13
Saw this on iwantmyvacation.com
Maybe I should move to southern France. Too bad my French is only good enough to order food and ask directions. Maybe I could be a tour guide.
RB
I’m half German, half Italian. I deserve 38 days. I’ve got about 10 right now. Something needs to change!!!
I read an article a few months ago (no I don’t have a link) that said the majority of Americans would rather have more time off than a raise. It was a survey and I think it was 5 percent raise vs. another week off. Some of the better companies know this.
USA - 13 !!! what the f ? do you have loads of national holidays or something ?
in the uk we have 8 bank holidays and i get 26 days from work
Are those numbers the average days available, or the average days actually taken for vacation?
Not sure. But that sight also said that 26% of americans don’t take any vacation at all.
Myself, I’ve only had a few days off here & there over the last 5 years. Working for a startup…
Are your 26 days for leave of any sort or strictly vacation days?
my previous company was french and we started at 29. After 6 years got another 5. My current half japanese half american 18. I’d rather have an extra week off than an extra $2-3k raise.
Every company and even diferent gov agencies (cities, states, feds) define different holidays. Some companies and gov. agencies only recognize 4-5 holidays (usually Christmas, New Years, Memorial Day & Labor Day) some recognize as many as 10. Depends where you work. Most companies and agencies also grant 10 days off a year, but that’s it. After 3-5 years at one company, we get 15 days. Twenty days off is a fantasy for most people. The toughest part is starting a job. Usually, people start a job and work 1 to 2 years nonstop before they get their first week off.
The reason I ask is that some of the British workers I worked with were given 30 days leave per year. But all forms of time off came out of this 30 days. If I was to figure my time off this way my starting “time off” benifit would be 22 days (10 days vacation and 12 days sick leave)per year. After 18 years I’m up to 23 days vacation + the 12 days sick leave. And, yes, I do enjoy my time off.
My Paid Time Off (PTO) started at 25 days a year and goes up another 5 days after I’ve been with the firm 7yrs (or something like that). As long as you don’t get sick, that means you get 5weeks of vacation a year. I don’t have the time between projects to take it all, but it is definately nice to have available.
Josh
I work with a law firm. We are not open on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are open on MLK Day, Washington’s Birthday and Columbus Day even though they are all federal holidays. We usually also have half days off the day before New Years and Christmas. I think that we give our staff 10 or 15 days off a year.
Attorneys at our firm don’t have a set number of days off. We get paid based upon (1) how much our own clients pay to the firm and (2) how many hours we bill for all clients. This gives you a financial incentive not to take much time off and to work at least a couple hours each weekend. I take about 5 or 6 days additional off around Christmas and take a week off during this summer, so I probably don’t even reach the average of 13 days of vacation per year.
We get 25 days plus the major US national holidays but I usually take leave without pay as 5 weeks just isn’t enough.
I also work at a law firm. We get New Year’s, President’s, MLK, Memorial, 7/4, Labor, Thanksgiving, day after Tgiving, Christmas off.
I also get 6 weeks off/year. I can also come in late on Tuesdays since I do my long run then, or go lift at 3PM. I love my job.
clm
I find that average hard to believe. My company is one of the best for leave days, one gets 27 days on joining another 3 after 5 years service and a maximum 33 after 10 years. This is considered exceptional by most workers in the UK. I remember seeing a recent survey that workers in UK worked the most hours out of all the European nations and had the least national days! I can only speak for my experience with regard to the question of whether this is all absences or just leave, sick days are not factored out of this allowance but meidcal/dental check up appointments etc are.
are you a lawyer or paralegal or …?
Professional Responsiblity Coordinator.
I do all the internal risk management and malpractice insurance stuff for our 700 lawyers, plus, do client billable work in one specific area, so have billable goals. Usually between 1,800 and 2,000 hours for the year, though in heavy market years, I’ve been up to 2,200 or more. When we go through a merger (and we’ve done three since I’ve been there), hours ramp way up.
You do significant management work, bill at least 1800 hours and take 6 weeks a year. You must have some crazy weeks when you are in the office.
You must have some crazy weeks when you are in the office. <<
Yep. Like right now and the next month or so.
But don’t bring up the management part…I like my overtime.
clm