ClydeR
12-06-2022, 11:38 AM
The article linked below makes it sound like a bad thing that the United States has the second lowest number of paid holidays. But I say it is a good thing. Why should you pay people when they're not working? Using my reverse grading scale, like golf scores, we're way ahead of China, Mexico and Nigeria.
The report, which reviewed data on laws governing annual statutory paid leave and paid public holidays in 197 countries, found that the United States is the second worst country for paid vacation days.
“The United States’ lack of paid vacation days negatively impacts work-life balance in many ways,” Lotte van Rijswijk, Resume.io’s content team lead, tells CNBC Make It. The average American gets 10 vacation days per year after one year of service, which are all public holidays like Presidents’ Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, access to paid vacation leave can vary due to a number of factors including industry, full-time versus part-time employment and union versus nonunion status.
More... (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/04/the-10-countries-with-the-least-paid-vacationthe-us-is-no-2.html)
The report, which reviewed data on laws governing annual statutory paid leave and paid public holidays in 197 countries, found that the United States is the second worst country for paid vacation days.
“The United States’ lack of paid vacation days negatively impacts work-life balance in many ways,” Lotte van Rijswijk, Resume.io’s content team lead, tells CNBC Make It. The average American gets 10 vacation days per year after one year of service, which are all public holidays like Presidents’ Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, access to paid vacation leave can vary due to a number of factors including industry, full-time versus part-time employment and union versus nonunion status.
More... (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/04/the-10-countries-with-the-least-paid-vacationthe-us-is-no-2.html)