One of the issues in the US is the extraordinarily low number of public holidays, the extremely small personal holiday allowance, the derisory maternity / paternity leave.
Paid holiday leave in France - 32 days, UK and others 26, for example. Public holidays: Austria 13, France & Denmark 10 and so on.
Maternity leave: Czech Republic – 2…
One of the issues in the US is the extraordinarily low number of public holidays, the extremely small personal holiday allowance, the derisory maternity / paternity leave.
Paid holiday leave in France - 32 days, UK and others 26, for example. Public holidays: Austria 13, France & Denmark 10 and so on.
Maternity leave: Czech Republic – 28 weeks; Hungary – 24 weeks; Italy – 5 months; Canada – 17 weeks; Spain and Romania – 16 weeks each. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all provide extensive PAID leave which may be taken by either parent, although a portion is reserved for the mother.
This all shows a degree of respect for the worker that the US system seems to lack.
I totally agree with. The stingy time workers get allotted for vacation and personal time off from work contributes to low worker morale as does very short times off for maternity/paternity leave. People could put up with some of the less than adequate treatment by higher ups and co-workers if they could get some time off to get out of Dodge so to speak. We are very low on the totem pole in industrialized countries when it comes to these things.
One of the issues in the US is the extraordinarily low number of public holidays, the extremely small personal holiday allowance, the derisory maternity / paternity leave.
Paid holiday leave in France - 32 days, UK and others 26, for example. Public holidays: Austria 13, France & Denmark 10 and so on.
Maternity leave: Czech Republic – 28 weeks; Hungary – 24 weeks; Italy – 5 months; Canada – 17 weeks; Spain and Romania – 16 weeks each. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all provide extensive PAID leave which may be taken by either parent, although a portion is reserved for the mother.
This all shows a degree of respect for the worker that the US system seems to lack.
I totally agree with. The stingy time workers get allotted for vacation and personal time off from work contributes to low worker morale as does very short times off for maternity/paternity leave. People could put up with some of the less than adequate treatment by higher ups and co-workers if they could get some time off to get out of Dodge so to speak. We are very low on the totem pole in industrialized countries when it comes to these things.