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The reason it's so hard to get a vacation and so hard to enjoy one when you manage to squeeze part of one in is that the U.S. is the only country in the industrialized world without a minimum paid-leave law. As you can see from the chart below, we've got a death grip on last place in the paid-leave standings. The first column details figures for statutory minimum annual leave and the right-hand column lists combined mandated leave with average additional time off by agreement with employers.
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Australia |
20 |
25 |
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Austria |
30 |
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Belgium |
20 |
24** |
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Brazil |
24-30 |
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Canada |
10 |
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China |
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15, 3 Golden Weeks |
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Denmark |
30 |
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Finland |
30 |
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France |
30 |
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Germany |
24 |
6 to 7 seven weeks |
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Greece |
20 |
23 |
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Ireland |
20 |
28** |
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Italy |
20 |
30 |
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Japan |
10 |
17.5 |
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Netherlands |
20 |
30 |
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Norway |
25 |
30 |
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Portugal |
22 |
25** |
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Spain |
30 |
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Sweden |
25 |
six to seven wks |
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Switzerland |
20 |
five to six wks |
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United Kingdom |
20 |
25 |
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U.S. |
0 |
10.2* |
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Sources: European Industrial Relations Observatory, Center for Economic and Policy Research, World Tourism Organization; Los Angeles Times; *Bureau of Labor Statistics, paid-leave after three years; **Economic Policy Institute |
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