Record holder for the duration of annual paid leave - Germany. Well, in most countries of the Eurozone, the duration of paid leave is 30 days.
However, not everyone is so lucky. In today's Top 10 countries with the shortest vacation, those workaholics are gathered for whom even 10 days a year is an unacceptable luxury.
10. Turkey
The duration of paid leave in Turkey is 12 days. Workers in government are more fortunate - they rest for 21 days. Also, the duration of the holiday is affected by the length of service. So after 15 years from the date of employment, you can count as much on 26 days of rest.
9. Australia
According to statistics, more than 170 Russians annually move to live in Australia. However, they lose 8 days of vacation, because the Australians at the expense of the employer rest 20 days a year. There are also allowances for length of leave for seniority, but they do not apply to all categories of workers.
8. India
For every 20 days worked, the Indian receives one day of vacation, i.e. for 100 days of work, you can get 5 days to rest. Taking into account the weekends, which are usually a little more than a hundred, about 2 weeks of vacation breaks during the year.
7. Mexico
The duration of paid leave in Mexico is only 7 calendar days. In addition, it is customary in the country to give a paid day off on the day of the change of president, and it happens not too often - once every 6 years.
6. Singapore
The length of vacation in the country increases with the length of service. In the first year you can’t count on more than a week. Then, for each year worked, one vacation day is added.
5. Canada
A standard paid vacation in Canada lasts 14 days. In addition, Canadians rest on holidays, which, depending on the region, can be from 6 to 9 for the whole year, and they, of course, are not paid by the employer.
4. USA
Americans rest on average 14 days a year. The employer has the right to independently determine the duration of paid leave. However, few people pay 20 or more days of leave for their employees.
3. China
Short-term employees are entitled to only 5 days of paid leave per year. But after working for 10 years, you can get 10 days to rest. For those whose experience has exceeded 20 years, paid leave in China is 15 days.
2. South Korea
Koreans have a vacation time of 2 weeks. If an employee has been working in one place for 2 years, then he is entitled to 25 vacation days. However, according to statistics, 66% of Koreans regularly refuse to leave due to workload.
1. Japan
The shortest vacation with the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. Depending on the length of service, the Japanese are entitled to 10 to 20 days of rest, but in practice it is considered indecent to rest more than 5 days a year.
