| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
|
 Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Which countries have the best/worst vacation policies? |
 |
|
| redeye wrote: |
| For example, in the US, your average desk job would get about 8 days of national holidays plus two weeks paid vacation which you can take whenever you like. (Similar to the average Korean hagwon, except that you don�t have much say in when your vacation weeks are here.) However, if you�re higher up on the rung in the USA, vacation expands to 3 to 4 weeks paid. |
My dad was a Canadian steel worker for most of his life. His company (from '89-'00 the plant was actually Korean-owned by the Sammi Group) gave him 4 weeks paid vacation plus one week for every 5 years he was there. By the time he retired he was getting 11 weeks a year, not counting scheduled plant shutdowns (another 2-4 weeks per year). I think he spent more time golfing around town and fishing up north than he did actually working. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
cangel
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Japan is REALLY sh!tty. The average private language school EFL teacher will receive NO Japanese public holidays and only 5 paid holidays per year. Additionally, for working Japanese public holidays you will not be paid overtime. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:13 am Post subject: |
|
|
| cangel wrote: |
| Japan is REALLY sh!tty. The average private language school EFL teacher will receive NO Japanese public holidays and only 5 paid holidays per year. Additionally, for working Japanese public holidays you will not be paid overtime. |
I guess I have it good. I don't get public holidays off, but the school just puts them all together so I get a total of 6 weeks paid off a year. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
