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In the United States there is no legal minimum number of vacation days for workers. I guess we're all supposed to be thankful to the rich for "giving us jobs."
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In the United States there is no legal minimum number of vacation days for workers. I guess we're all supposed to be thankful to the rich for "giving us jobs."

The rest of the world? Different. (As you read this, remember that 20 days means minimum four weeks vacation by law, not three.)

Here are a few examples:

  • Austria: 5 weeks, for elderly employees 6 weeks
  • Belgium: 20 days, premium pay
  • Brazil: 30 consecutive days, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer
  • Bulgaria: 20 business days
  • Croatia: 18 working days
  • European Union: 4 weeks, more in some countries
  • France: 7 weeks
  • Tunisia: 30 work days
  • Saudi Arabia: 15 days
  • Who else gets none? China...

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