American employees leave paid vacation days unused every year, and survey organisations count them annually as a recognised national phenomenon. The days exist, they are granted, and they are not taken.
The Family and Medical Leave Act
The 1993 statute provides up to twelve weeks of leave for the birth of a child, a serious illness or the care of a family member — and the leave is unpaid. It applies only to employers above fifty employees, and only to staff with a year of service and enough hours behind them. A substantial share of the American workforce falls outside it.
No statutory paid leave
The United States is the only advanced economy with no federal law requiring paid annual leave. There is no minimum, no entitlement, and no obligation on an employer to grant any.
Where leave exists it is a benefit offered by the employer, negotiated individually or set by company policy, and it can be changed.
Work in Germany. 5 Reasons.
Germany has some of the strictest labour laws in Europe. The country has gone to great lengths to try to ensure that workers rights are enshrined in law. This makes it a particularly attractive place to live and work in.
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“Bildungsurlaub” / educational vacation is limited to 5 days per work-year, but you can combine the educational days of two years to a total of 10 days. In most cases you will have to book a surveyed course to profitize on this regulation. Sick leave with payment through your employer is limited to 7 weeks, after that you will receive “Krankengeld / sick-leave-payment” through your health-insurance which is only 70% of your salary.”
“There are laws for everything. I work for myself. Imagine you earn 200k in a year. More than 40% is going to the gouverment. You also have to pay more for health insurance if you earn more. Same thing with investments like rental objects. And 1000 other things. And now? Energy, food almost everything is getting more expensive. life was good a few years ago.”