CaptLockheed From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2007, 135 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1267 times:
At the beginning of this tax year it was nice to find out that apart from the 26 statuatory days I get and the 4 days carried over from last year, plus the 8 days I get if i work all the bank holidays. That, this year, if I don't go sick for each 4 month period we'll get an extra day, plus another bonus day if we don't go sick all year - so, a possible 4 more.
So, it's unlikely, but I'm up for a possible 42 days Holiday this tax year - wooo-hooo!!!
Anyone else have such a contrived Holiday scheme at work?
Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1258 times:
I will get 20, whether or not I take 20, is a different story. Plus there are all the other ones that've accrued. I've only taken about 9 days since I started at the place.
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1253 times:
The French system is hopeless complicated, what with public holidays that get cancelled (out of solidarity with old people - excuse me, I'm old (when it suits me), how about letting me have Pentecote and making the senile old lemons who drive slowly and block the check-out queue at Carrefour do some work for a change ? < /rant >
Anyway, I get 35 days leave, plus 9 or 10 RTT days (rest days because we work 37.5 hours a week instead of 35 - which is crap because I work at least 60 hours a week !), plus public holidays, around 8 per year. It's not enough, I tell you ! I need more.
Muddydwagon From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 657 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1206 times:
I get 5 weeks holiday a year, then I also get roughly 2-3 weeks of comp time per year. As for paid holidays I think this year is 13 days. so about 60 some days off paid in a year. I know some employers here give up to 7-8 weeks paid holiday.
When I was living in the US, the longest job I had was about 3 years and had accumulated not even 2 weeks vacation per year. I know to get 4 weeks you had to be with the company for 15 years.
B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1200 times:
I get 1 day/year of annual vacation. My contract requires me to be "available for duty" 364 days/year - although I have written into it that I get Christmas Day off.
I get no sick time per my contract. If I fall sick and am unable to perform my job functions for any period exceeding 12 hours, my pay gets cut accordingly. If I continue to be unable to perform job functions after 72 hours, the company may exercise the right to unilaterally terminate without notice.
That said, in reality I get a very flexible option to work from virtually anywhere in the world that I can find Wifi and a cellphone signal - so I can extend my "vacations" somewhat. Even when I fall sick, they tend to give me at least 24 hours before the bean counters start talking about pay cuts.
767Lover From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1196 times:
Unlimited vacation time. I am self employed. However, since I only get paid when I work, I try to limit my time off.
Then, it seems when I plan to take a few weeks off, I get an opportunity to do a really juicy project that I don't want to pass up, thus delaying my extended vacation further!
AGC525 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 989 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1188 times:
I'm salaried, so no, I don't get any overtime. I work a rotating night/day 12 hour schedule with five days on, five off with occasional six on and six off. With a "on call" three week period every 12 week cycle, where I will work call offs and other peoples vacation, or not work at all (which is nice sometimes).
I do have 3 weeks vacation and 3 personal days a year, with acruing sick time.
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Misbeehavin From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 914 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1173 times:
25 calendar days vacation + 10 public holidays + 2 floating holidays + the random week long shutdown for July 4th or Christmas + unlimited "sick" days
Searpqx From Netherlands, joined Jun 2000, 4343 posts, RR: 12 Reply 14, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1140 times:
I get 15 VC days, accruing as I go, so I can take them as soon as I earn them (I don't have to wait for my anniversary), 10 holidays and 10 sick days. Not bad for a first year at a new company.
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YYZAeroEng From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 165 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1125 times:
I get 10 vacations days this year plus stat holidays.
I'm allowed to take one personal day a month on top of my vacation time.
So it doesn't work to too bad.
Greasespot From Canada, joined Apr 2004, 3050 posts, RR: 22 Reply 16, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1107 times:
10 days but used correctly with the shift i am on it works out to 5 weeks....If i include the states that are dumped in all at once i get another 5 weeks.......
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MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8552 posts, RR: 14 Reply 17, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1103 times:
I get hours for vacation time at Target. I have the option to go on unpaid if my services aren't needed.
Melpax From Australia, joined Apr 2005, 1412 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1085 times:
I get 4 weeks leave (20 business days), public holidays (10 days) plus our organisation is closed between 12 noon December 24 & reopens the first business day in January, so we get a few days off as well as Xmas/Boxing/New years days. Being a government organisation, we are also entitled to flex leave. Any time we work over our standard work week (37.5 hours) we accrue & are able to take time off in lieu. Most people here take 1 or 2 flex days a month.
Allstarflyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1082 times:
Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 3): Anyway, I get 35 days leave, plus 9 or 10 RTT days (rest days because we work 37.5 hours a week instead of 35 - which is crap because I work at least 60 hours a week !), plus public holidays, around 8 per year. It's not enough, I tell you ! I need more.
Poor baby .
Because I work for an airline, we're 24-7-365, so I get paid holidays, and paid more the ones I work (I think that's how it works). We get 2 weeks paid vacation, plus we can roll one week over to the next year, so, this year, I have 3 weeks that I can take.
DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1051 times:
I get 13 PTO 'paid time off) days max to be used for vacation or sick days plus 6 holidays. I can borrow from future PTO to a certain extent. Basically I recieve 4.33 hours of PTO for every 80 hours worked maxing out at 13 days, even though I am salary, PTO is based on hours.
If I become sick for more than 3 days, short term disabiltiy kicks in at 70% of my take home pay only after I use all my PTO. That percent can be more if I elect a deduction to my check.
Family Medical Leave Act allows for 6 weeks unpaid after all PTO used and my job is not at risk for that period.
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Carmenlu15 From Guatemala, joined Dec 2004, 4678 posts, RR: 35 Reply 22, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1048 times:
Legally, I get 15 days (working days -- that makes it 3 weeks) for each year worked. But since I started here in February, no vacations until next year...
As for holidays, I get 10 official full-day holidays plus 3 half days (the Wednesday before Easter, which was last week; December 24th, and December 31st). However, 3 of those holidays will fall on a Saturday, so they're as good as gone.
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