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You get 28 days plus bank holidays by law though
https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights
Not plus unfortunately as they can include the bank holidays in your statutory 28 days
Ah yeah, I should have known that having worked hospitality most of my life lol
American here.
We get less than that. And we got a LOT of small business owners who are pissed that they have to honor that. And like the meme, showcase it like it was a PRIVILEGE for working there.
This is all dependent on where you live. Many states don’t have any requirements. If the state focuses on its at-will status, you can bet leave or possibly even breaks is not a guarantee.
Yeah, time off varies quite a bit my company, though most seem to give at least 2 weeks of leave, often with no distinction between sick leave and vacation. I get 3 weeks + 2 days (and 11 fixed holidays), and I'm about to get 4 weeks + 2 days, and that's considered "good" by American standards.
American here. Starting January 1st i will be getting 2 weeks paid vacation each year plus major holidays. That's more paid vacation time than i have ever had in 10 years of working.
"Paid vacation time" sounds like a idyllic fever dream to me. And you guessed it. I'm also American
Even when i had a union job, you wouldn't get paid vacation until after 1 year on the job, and it had to be taken during either the 4th of July shutdown, or the Christmas shut down. Then after 3 years you would get a second week paid vacation that you had to use during the other shutdown. After 5 years you got a third week that could be used whenever. This is why i always stand with French protestors because the moment you give corporations an inch they demand a mile.
My last job gave me so much PTO I never bothered learning how it accrued. I'd often take 3 Fridays off a month.
My dad was a VP in an engineering firm (1980s). He got two weeks a year, that's it.
so much envy. here in california, you get three sick days. that's it. no vacation, no holidays. i don't think i've ever had a job willingly give me more, though i know such jobs do exist.