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Are there any differences between American and Canadian work ethics? If so, which country's are more rigorous?
I have no clue lol.. I mean work ethic is a relative thing... I'd like to say I have a great work ethic and very productive lol... I know the U.S is usually the country that everyone else is measured against so from what i've read overall worker productivity is a bit higher in the U.S than in Canada although the differences aren't great. Its totally a regional thing too. I'm from Toronto which is the 'business' capital of Canada so to a Montrealer and most other Canadians for that matter we Torontonians are a bunch of robots who live to work instead of work to live.. Its all relative and perspective.
I think fusion is on the mark with respect to holidays.
Taking paid leave is not a problem for white collar and office workers in Canada. I suspect it is highly similar to the situation in Australia and slightly better than in the U.S. Though nowhere near as good as in many European countries.
I have no clue lol.. I mean work ethic is a relative thing... I'd like to say I have a great work ethic and very productive lol... I know the U.S is usually the country that everyone else is measured against so from what i've read overall worker productivity is a bit higher in the U.S than in Canada although the differences aren't great. Its totally a regional thing too. I'm from Toronto which is the 'business' capital of Canada so to a Montrealer and most other Canadians for that matter we Torontonians are a bunch of robots who live to work instead of work to live.. Its all relative and perspective.
I've heard the reason worker productivity is slightly higher in the US is because of less time off, so they work more days in a year.
However there are different ways to measure productivity as you probably know.
"There are different measures of productivity and the choice between them depends either on the purpose of the productivity measurement and/or data availability. One of the most widely used measures of productivity is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per hour worked. This measure captures the use of labour inputs better than just output per employee. "
accumulation is very common and as I mentioned in another post is related to length of service. Most people I know who aren't working in part time retail and have been with their company for any length of time get 4 weeks per year. More than 60 percent of Canadians have passports so its pretty common that we take vacations lol..
Thanks,
here it is 4 weeks for every 1 year of service.
After 10 years, you are also awarded long service leave, which is an additional 8 weeks (one off).
Public holidays I think are 9/10 a year (depending on state).
Our sick leave policy is 10 days a year, and can also accumulate, after leaving my last role, I had 80 unused sick days.
We have carer's leave as well, and maternity/paternity leave, so, I'd say there is not that much difference.
lol, I am sure Canadians take holidays.... meet plenty here
I've heard the reason worker productivity is slightly higher in the US is because of less time off, so they work more days in a year.
However there are different ways to measure productivity as you probably know.
"There are different measures of productivity and the choice between them depends either on the purpose of the productivity measurement and/or data availability. One of the most widely used measures of productivity is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per hour worked. This measure captures the use of labour inputs better than just output per employee. "
I've never heard people refer to folks in Toronto as robots, but there is the perception that people work more in Toronto.
As for Australia and Canada, I'd be surprised if there were any differences of note.
Good point about U.S productivity vs Canadian - seems to make perfect sense.
As for the Toronto part - well I don't hear or read many pleasant things that many say about it in Canada.. There are few countries in the world where the largest city in the country is so maligned by most of the country as Toronto is in Canada. Most of it is completely nonsensical and irrational but something many of us are aware of and experience.. All I need to do is travel around the country and say where i'm from.. Try it for fun when you travel sometime and say to strangers around Canada you're from Toronto and see the general reaction. Query them why the negative response and i'm sure you'll get what i'm saying
here it is 4 weeks for every 1 year of service.
After 10 years, you are also awarded long service leave, which is an additional 8 weeks (one off).
Public holidays I think are 9/10 a year (depending on state).
Our sick leave policy is 10 days a year, and can also accumulate, after leaving my last role, I had 80 unused sick days.
We have carer's leave as well, and maternity/paternity leave, so, I'd say there is not that much difference.
lol, I am sure Canadians take holidays.... meet plenty here
when you say 4 weeks for every year can you elaborate? It can't be that the company gives you 4 additional weeks vacation for every year of service. If that is the case in 5 years you'd be entitled to almost half the year off or 5 months - can't be true (be a workers dream but horrible for a company's bottom line) lol unless i'm not understanding what your saying..
My sick leave policy is a bit better than yours - 12 days per year + the one week of Family related, stats and of course since i'm with the company for more than 10 years 6 weeks vacation every year.
So total time off not including using any sick for me in a year is 6 weeks (40 hrs per week) plus stats, plus 12 sick days.. My sick time is rolled over.. Right now I have almost 450 sick hours.
That long service leave sounds great though.. the only way i'd be able to swing that is to take an unpaid LOA
when you say 4 weeks for every year can you elaborate? It can't be that the company gives you 4 additional weeks vacation for every year of service. If that is the case in 5 years you'd be entitled to almost half the year off or 5 months - can't be true lol unless i'm not understanding what your saying..
My sick leave policy is a bit better than yours - 12 days per year + the one week of Family related, stats and of course since i'm with the company for more than 10 years 6 weeks vacation every year.
So total time off not including using any sick for me in a year is 6 weeks (40 hrs per week) plus stats, plus 12 sick days.. My sick time is rolled over.. Right now I have almost 450 sick hours.
That long service leave sounds great though.. the only way i'd many that is to take an unpaid LOA
sorry, after 1 year you receive 4 weeks annual leave, which can accrue..
"An employee (other than a casual employee) is entitled to four weeks of paid annual leave for each year of service with the employer. An employee’s entitlement to annual leave accrues on a continuous basis according to the number of ordinary hours they worked"
sorry, after 1 year you receive 4 weeks annual leave, which can accrue..
"An employee (other than a casual employee) is entitled to four weeks of paid annual leave for each year of service with the employer. An employee’s entitlement to annual leave accrues on a continuous basis according to the number of ordinary hours they worked"
Some places have a policy of having to either use your leave, or cash it in, my last role didn't have either so I ended up accruing a lot of leave..
Mine is better
Ah ok thats good 4 weeks after 1st year.. I had 3 weeks right away but had to wait 5 years for 4 weeks and 10 years for 6 weeks. I can roll over up to one full year of vacation but I usually use all my time every year.
So if you get 4 weeks after the first year how does it accrue and is there a cap? For example take me, with 10 years service at an Australian company, how many weeks of vacation would I get in annual leave?
Good point about U.S productivity vs Canadian - seems to make perfect sense.
As for the Toronto part - well I don't hear or read many pleasant things that many say about it in Canada.. There are few countries in the world where the largest city in the country is so maligned by most of the country as Toronto is in Canada. Most of it is completely nonsensical and irrational but something many of us are aware of and experience.. All I need to do is travel around the country and say where i'm from.. Try it for fun when you travel sometime and say to strangers around Canada you're from Toronto and see the general reaction. Query them why the negative response and i'm sure you'll get what i'm saying
LOL...I just might try that. I happen to like Toronto and many of my friends do as well.
LOL...I just might try that. I happen to like Toronto and many of my friends do as well.
Stereotypes are frustrating.
Oh and I know it isn't everyone Nat - but do try and get back to me
I haven't had good first hand experiences.
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