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Hi,
Looking at jobs for my husband in Asheville, one states that they provide: Paid holiday leave (up to 56 hours annually)
Paid vacation (after 1 year of service)
What is the difference between these?
Perhaps self employment will be the route to go for him, he will be in for a shock, here he gets 25 days paid leave plus 8 days public hols paid too per year!
Also, is it usual for salary to not be stated?
Thanks
Holiday leave is most likely national holidays. Assuming it is a full-time job, that is 7 days which would probably be New Years Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Paid vacation is his own personal time. For somebody new, 2-3 weeks would not be unusual until he's been on the job a few years.
You'd also want to know if any sick time comes out of vacation or they have a separate category for that. That is not as ominous as it sounds. Many companies (mine included) found that after a couple of years giving people sick time was pointless since they accumulated it to the "cap" and thus were not really earning any, other than to replace what they used every year. So they added some amount of time to the vacation we earn and put it in one category.
Hi,
he will be in for a shock, here he gets 25 days paid leave plus 8 days public hols paid too per year!
Also, is it usual for salary to not be stated?
Yes, nothing in the US private sector will equal that amount of vacation. And, yes, it is typical for salaries to be considered "negotiable".
a couple of people I know started with zero paid vacation days during their first year ! I had trouble to believe that, too.
I am from germany, where 25+ paid v. days (even during your very first year) are one of the great benefits. It is possible to gain the privilege of 25 days here in the US in the the private sector, but usually you have to stay with the same company for many years to reach that.
even german based companies require 10+ years. unfortunately the adapted
Hi,
Looking at jobs for my husband in Asheville, one states that they provide: Paid holiday leave (up to 56 hours annually) Paid vacation (after 1 year of service)
What is the difference between these?
Perhaps self employment will be the route to go for him, he will be in for a shock, here he gets 25 days paid leave plus 8 days public hols paid too per year!
Also, is it usual for salary to not be stated?
Thanks
There are so few jobs available, people are thankful to be employed in the mountains at all. Additionally, most companies will hire the local people and relatives first; there is a lot of nepotism and favoritism.
Something to seriously consider before making such a life altering and expensive relocation without employment.
US vs UK/EuroLand...historically, and in my working life from '70 to 2000, my UK/Euro counterparts always had considerably more vacation time, days off, etc., even at my VP level my last decade of work, basic salespeople and production workers in UK & Euro received more vacay than I did. It is simply a very different mind set and 'system' there vs here in the US.
New hires, in most any job, will be lucky to get a week vacation after a year...highly compensated corporate jobs are diff, but there are none of those positions in western NC.
Hope the OP and Fam are careful in their transplant goals, as 'making it' in western NC requires a different set of 'standards' and expectations, imo.
GL, mD
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