I understand what you are saying but life is more than work, quality holiday time may make people more happy and in harmony and thus being more efficient while working.
In Sweden people have 5 weeks by law, another week may be given to long time employees. Other weeks by working over time or on weekends/holidays, that can usually be paid cash or saved for holidays.
My 4th trip to Thailand was a 5 months holiday, unpaid leave. Usually you cant do that without valid reasons, e.g. study. But I had a good boss and he just wrote study to allow my leave.
The trend is also going into shorter weekly hours, its costly for the companies, but good for the employees. Life is more than working, so I think that is right. France is going the opposite way, and increasing working hours again as it become too expensive.
I dont know why US seems to be different from Europe. I dont want to have a work that just gives me 2 weeks a year, 2 weeks is nothing.
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Originally Posted by Dupree00
Can someone explain to me how all these countries that have these liberal vacation policies and unpaid leave can compete with countries like the US and I would assume Japan? The labor costs would seem to be a huge disadvantage. Also the disruption in the work flow this must cause. Are the economies so strong that the workers can call the shots?
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