How many vacation days per year should each american get? (premium, compared)

[jjrose]

Originally Posted by Dr. Pepper Man

What is the name of company she works for?

It is a major automotive manufacturer. She works in the quality control department.

[Little-Acorn]

How many vacation days per year should each american get?


As many as he wants to give up paychecks for.

You didn't think vacation days were free, did you?

[Ferd]

im going to go with "as many as the market dictates"

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by freemkt

And bonuses and stock options and perks of how much?

I didn't look into it since it's irrelevant. However, the fact that you think that it's a billion dollars or more is indicative of how out of touch with reality you are.

[Kracer]

Does the op include legislators in that vaca day rule?

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by DeadSpeak

what planet are you from?

Planet Earth. You should visit at some point.

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by Dr. Pepper Man

Doesn't matter

Glad we agree. It doesn't matter.

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by freemkt

??? How do you measure productivity objectively?

I don't know about where you work, but where I work we get an annual performance review. This is based upon what we call our A pages. A pages spell out what an individual at each given pay grade should know and be able to do.
Next if in manufacturing your individual results are measurable.
Finally peer review. Lets face it, we all know which co-workers are the slackers.

[juppiter]

4 weeks mandatory paid leave. I bet unemployment would go down. Companies would have to hire workers to pick up the slack, and the tourism industry would boom.

[marieb]

Originally Posted by Dr. Pepper Man

I pick six weeks because Europeans get it too.

I'm in the UK and you are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid leave......that's 5.6 weeks - using the premises that the normal working week is 5 days.

Some (a lot) companies offer considerably more than that, but no job will ever be less than that.

Self employed people aren't entitled to paid leave as a right.....obviously they are self employed and take time off as and when they can afford it.

Part time workers have the same rights as full time workers regarding leave entitlement, sickness and pension......pro rata for their hours.

Often there is provision for unpaid holiday too if you want it.

Women are entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave - some companies will pay women 6 months full pay and 6 months half.....but the minimum entitlement for pay is 6 weeks @ 90% and then 33 weeks at about the equivalent of about $220 a week plus you get tax you paid before maternity leave back each week too.

My daughter is on maternity leave now and she is on statutory pay.....including getting some of her taxes back each week she gets the equivalent of around $1300 a month - which means she can afford to stay at home with the baby for 39 weeks of the 52 weeks she is entitled to be off.

Men can have 2 weeks paid paternity leave or 26 weeks if the woman returns to work.....so a couple can split the 52 week maternity entitlement....which is good if the woman is the main earner.

These social benefits are good for the employee but not so good for the employer - especially maternity leave.....I guess if you had a poll in the UK it would be mainly employers who would want to get rid of annual leave or maternity/paternity leave......

I'm early retired and in my last job I was entitled to a 38 days annual leave.....8 of those were used for Public holidays but I had 6 weeks left. I usually used them all.