Vacation: How Many Days Do You Get?

**Ziggy** · 26-11-2007, 01:11 PM

I was talking to an American friend the other day about holidays. I was surprised to hear that he only gets 10 days per year

So as Siliconhell attracts people from all over the world I thought that I would ask in the forum.

What country do you live in, how many days holiday does your employer give you.

I live in the UK, I get 20 days per year + 12 statutory days (Bank Holidays)

I think that this is about average.

Regards

Ziggy

**Nutty_ZA** · 26-11-2007, 02:12 PM

I get 25 Days leave per year.... 15 days are Mandatory under Labour Law (called statutory leave, which is what the average person gets) plus I get an extra 10 which is a perk of my job (discretionary leave)...
There are then 12 Public Holidays (Bank Holidays) in South Africa...
If a public Holiday falls on a Sunday, then the Monday is given off..
so on average, I would get 37 days/year...

**Waldo** · 26-11-2007, 02:16 PM

UK again - 25 days plus the bank holidays (and if there are 12, then I just mucked up the poll, thought there were only 8, but I never could count!!)

**Mike** · 26-11-2007, 05:38 PM

I live and work in England, I get 27 days annual leave + 12 statutory days.

When I'm president I'm going to make a mandatory law that all employees are given 5 "I cant be bothered" days a year. These can be used when, well like the title says: when you "cant be bothered" going in to work.

Viva Le Presidente Mike

Mike....

**Nutty_ZA** · 26-11-2007, 06:18 PM

You'd certainly get my Vote

**Aarhius** · 26-11-2007, 10:08 PM

I live in the U.S. and work in the private sector (a rather large coffee company) and I get 28 days off.

20 vacations days (based on how long I have been with the company.)

2 personal days (1 for each half of the year.)

6 holidays. Not as many as if I worked for the government or a bank, but that's ok.

**Ziggy** · 27-11-2007, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aarhius

I live in the U.S. and work in the private sector (a rather large coffee company) and I get 28 days off.

20 vacations days (based on how long I have been with the company.)

2 personal days (1 for each half of the year.)

6 holidays. Not as many as if I worked for the government or a bank, but that's ok.

Wow thats not bad, so its not true that Americans get lousy holiday allowances.

Ziggy

**smartsez** · 27-11-2007, 08:57 AM

I work in UK and get 20 days + the bank holidays. We dont open over xmas though so 3 days have to be saved to use then.

**Mike** · 06-12-2007, 05:41 PM

Our company is giving us the 24th of Dec off this year

I guess its not worth while them starting up production for just one day

View Poll Results: How man days holiday do you get in total (Inc Bank Holidays)
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26-11-2007, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ziggy Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Credits: 188 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Vacation: How Many Days Do You Get? I was talking to an American friend the other day about holidays. I was surprised to hear that he only gets 10 days per year So as Siliconhell attracts people from all over the world I thought that I would ask in the forum. What country do you live in, how many days holiday does your employer give you. I live in the UK, I get 20 days per year + 12 statutory days (Bank Holidays) I think that this is about average. Regards Ziggy
	Last edited by Ziggy; 26-11-2007 at 01:15 PM.

26-11-2007, 10:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aarhius Junior Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 Credits: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I live in the U.S. and work in the private sector (a rather large coffee company) and I get 28 days off. 20 vacations days (based on how long I have been with the company.) 2 personal days (1 for each half of the year.) 6 holidays. Not as many as if I worked for the government or a bank, but that's ok.

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