don't you even get long weekends for Easter?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:17, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

no

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:17, Reply)

are there no bank holidays in your country at all?
I know we criticise america a lot here, but really...no bank holidays!
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:18, Reply)

BANK holidays are for people who work in BANKS.

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:22, Reply)

But if the banks are closed, you can't do any banking. Therefore, everyone benefits.
(They are just national holidays, you guys get lots of them as it is I understand)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:24, Reply)

national holiday ≠ day off work
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:30, Reply)

Do you have to work over your national holidays?
That sucks if you do. I hope you get the time back to take off when you want.

We get about 8 bank holidays per year, in addition to paid annual leave (usually between 22 and 30 days per year)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:35, Reply)

for everyone or just for you?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:35, Reply)

Almost everyone.
It's likely like you'll get sunday off if you're meant to work, but you don't get extra days because Jesus became a zombie.
What sort of workshy peoples are you lot anyway?
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:38, Reply)

The sort whose economy is just as good as yours
without 80 hour weeks and no holidays. Americans are work-mad...
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:41, Reply)

Haha!
I like this.
( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:41, Reply)

We aren't as bad as the French, they get loads of leave.
This is quite interesting from 2010

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11139960
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:42, Reply)

There is something about some of them somewhere going on strike because their bosses don't speak French.
FFs!

www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-194216.html
( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:51, Reply)

This is excluding 'strike' time
Top five countries for annual leave
France: five weeks plus two weeks of reduced working hours
Denmark: six weeks
Finland: 35 days
Germany: four weeks plus bank holidays
Austria: 35 days


Bottom five countries for annual leave
China: no leave legally required
USA: no leave legally required
Hong Kong: seven days
Singapore: seven days
Taiwan: seven days
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:53, Reply)

The Western world is doomed.

( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:54, Reply)

You're wrong.
China and the States are taking the piss.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:55, Reply)

I can't see it changing anytime soon though.

( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 20:57, Reply)