USA people have crap holidays from work
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Where I work we've started a partnership which is predominantly staffed with UK workers but has quite a few people from the States, chatting with one today it became apparent that they are given really low number of days holiday.
She has 13 paid days a year including any sick days plus UK Bank/Public holidays while over here, she can take unpaid if she wants.
My wife worked for an American company but based here in the UK she had 25 days plus Bank/Public, her equivalents in the States started on 10 days and progressed to 15 after 10 years service!!!!!
Me I get 32.5 days plus Bank/Public.
I just wondered how many days other people have?
She has 13 paid days a year including any sick days plus UK Bank/Public holidays while over here, she can take unpaid if she wants.
My wife worked for an American company but based here in the UK she had 25 days plus Bank/Public, her equivalents in the States started on 10 days and progressed to 15 after 10 years service!!!!!
Me I get 32.5 days plus Bank/Public.
I just wondered how many days other people have?
The company I work for gives 25 days right away for new starters plus bank holidays, so that's 33 paid days off per year as a minimum.
It goes up by one day a year until you reach 32 days plus bank holidays, so that's 8 weeks off!
I honestly struggle to use all my holiday sometimes, I've still got about 2 weeks left to take before the end of december so I'm looking at a monster christmas holiday
Americans do generally get treat like s
t when it comes to paid holidays from work. That's why they generally go nuts on things like Thanksgiving etc as it's a rare day off. Plus, when they visit other countries they seem to really rush at it and 'do' an entire country in a week or something.
I'm very thankful for the long paid holidays a lot of us get in the UK as it affords us much time to go on holiday exploring the world and spend time with families and friends.
Be grateful people!
It goes up by one day a year until you reach 32 days plus bank holidays, so that's 8 weeks off!
I honestly struggle to use all my holiday sometimes, I've still got about 2 weeks left to take before the end of december so I'm looking at a monster christmas holiday
Americans do generally get treat like s
t when it comes to paid holidays from work. That's why they generally go nuts on things like Thanksgiving etc as it's a rare day off. Plus, when they visit other countries they seem to really rush at it and 'do' an entire country in a week or something.I'm very thankful for the long paid holidays a lot of us get in the UK as it affords us much time to go on holiday exploring the world and spend time with families and friends.
Be grateful people!
Fittster said:
That's capitalism for you, be glad you've got a job but you'll have to accept ever worse terms and conditions if you want to keep it.
My experience does not match yours. I work for a real 'decadent western capitalist pig' type company with a lot of employees and my terms and conditions are really good.
Same as the other private companies I have worked for.
Normal on this side of the world in the private sector. Theoretically you get more with seniority but execs rarely take them. I had a notional six weeks in my last two jobs. actually took two and let the rest go. Life was too busy and too interesting so it was fine. No idea what to do with six weeks and getting to of synch with the business.No regrets.
NinjaPower said:
Fittster said:
That's capitalism for you, be glad you've got a job but you'll have to accept ever worse terms and conditions if you want to keep it.
My experience does not match yours. I work for a real 'decadent western capitalist pig' type company with a lot of employees and my terms and conditions are really good.
Same as the other private companies I have worked for.
Fittster said:
NinjaPower said:
Fittster said:
That's capitalism for you, be glad you've got a job but you'll have to accept ever worse terms and conditions if you want to keep it.
My experience does not match yours. I work for a real 'decadent western capitalist pig' type company with a lot of employees and my terms and conditions are really good.
Same as the other private companies I have worked for.
US employment is berserk.
Whilst over there I got talking to a British nurse who'd worked for the same hospital in Denver for 35 years.
Her brother back in the UK was dying. She asked for an unpaid month back home to say goodbye. Her employers told her that would be fine, she'd just have to reapply for her old job when she got back.
Not a place I'd want to live.
Whilst over there I got talking to a British nurse who'd worked for the same hospital in Denver for 35 years.
Her brother back in the UK was dying. She asked for an unpaid month back home to say goodbye. Her employers told her that would be fine, she'd just have to reapply for her old job when she got back.
Not a place I'd want to live.
The US get more bank holidays - we worked it out at a previous company and it tallies to roughly the same as the UK when you factor this in.
However, they will drop you like a stone whenever they want. Current restructuring is giving a weeks notice to most people the other side of the pond, was the same at my previous American employer. Its a cultural thing that is accepted though, wouldn't suit me, but a lot of people just move states and start again.
However, they will drop you like a stone whenever they want. Current restructuring is giving a weeks notice to most people the other side of the pond, was the same at my previous American employer. Its a cultural thing that is accepted though, wouldn't suit me, but a lot of people just move states and start again.
Crossflow Kid said:
Bree said:
1 personal day (traditionally for Xmas shopping).
Wot?vxsmithers said:
The US get more bank holidays - we worked it out at a previous company and it tallies to roughly the same as the UK when you factor this in.
However, they will drop you like a stone whenever they want. Current restructuring is giving a weeks notice to most people the other side of the pond, was the same at my previous American employer. Its a cultural thing that is accepted though, wouldn't suit me, but a lot of people just move states and start again.
Not really on the holiday front...However, they will drop you like a stone whenever they want. Current restructuring is giving a weeks notice to most people the other side of the pond, was the same at my previous American employer. Its a cultural thing that is accepted though, wouldn't suit me, but a lot of people just move states and start again.
They have 10 bank holidays - in 2014;
- Wednesday January 1 - New Year's Day
- Monday January 20 - Martin Luther King’s Birthday
- Monday February 17 -George Washington’s Birthday
- Monday May 26 - Memorial Day
- Friday July 4 - Independence Day
- Monday September 1 - Labor Day
- Monday October 13 - Columbus Day
- Tuesday November 11 - Veterans Day
- Thursday November 27 - Thanksgiving Day
- Thursday December 25 - Christmas Day
- New Year's Day January 1
- Good Friday - April 18
- Easter Monday - April 21
- Early May Bank Holiday - May 5
- Spring Bank Holiday - May 26
- Summer Bank Holiday - August 25
- Christmas Day - December 25
- Boxing Day - December 26
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