Much of the US doesn’t even have mandatory paid sick leave, let alone vacation.
EDIT: Americans do effectively get 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but only if they or a family member gets a “serious” illness. That only applies to businesses with more than 50 employees though (along with a few other caveats).
What? I have 6 weeks and my wife 10 weeks of payed leave in the Netherlands. Nobody will expect anything of you in this time. Around childbirth you have 6 weeks as a partner, 3 months as a mom. All payed. Afterwards moms have about 3 months of payed leave, too. Then on top each partner has 3 months of payed parental leave that you can freely distribute over the first 8 years, your employer has basically no say in that.
And oh yes, we have affordable public healthcare.
In Texas, I had employers that counted use of sick leave against your attendance metrics, and would fire you if you used it more than 3 times in a given year.
Much of the US doesn’t even have mandatory paid sick leave, let alone vacation.
EDIT: Americans do effectively get 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but only if they or a family member gets a “serious” illness. That only applies to businesses with more than 50 employees though (along with a few other caveats).
Lots of companies lump in PTO and sick time, so that’s sort of bullshit too.
“Getting” unpaid leave is a misnomer. The employee isn’t getting anything and they employer isn’t giving anything.
It’s a right. It is the right to leave without the risk of the employment agreement being terminated over that specific leave.
The employer ought to be grateful if an employee wants to return after being required elsewhere for personal reasons for 12 weeks.
What? I have 6 weeks and my wife 10 weeks of payed leave in the Netherlands. Nobody will expect anything of you in this time. Around childbirth you have 6 weeks as a partner, 3 months as a mom. All payed. Afterwards moms have about 3 months of payed leave, too. Then on top each partner has 3 months of payed parental leave that you can freely distribute over the first 8 years, your employer has basically no say in that. And oh yes, we have affordable public healthcare.
Just saying, in case you were considering…
In Texas, I had employers that counted use of sick leave against your attendance metrics, and would fire you if you used it more than 3 times in a given year.
In Canada you can get up to 16 months maternity leave. But the vacation is not as generous. I’m sitting at 3 weeks a year.