Isn't 14 days more than the US average. I thought it was 10 days. So she wasn't really taking less than other companies.
> with no minimum number of vacation days in place, employers are not required to compensate employees for accrued vacation days when they quit.
Hmm...how does that work for employees in other countries? In the UK full time workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday per year (so if you work 5 days a week, you get 28 days). And employers are obliged to pay unused days when the employee leaves.
> Isn't 14 days more than the US average. I thought it was 10 days.
The US average includes lots of different employers in lots of different industries. In most of them, seniority and other factors (many of the same ones that are correlated with pay) are positively correlated with time off. So, it could be both "above the US average" and below, e.g., what would be typically granted to knowledge workers of otherwise similar education and experience in fields of similar demand.
Most places I've been have a distinction between personal or sick days (days taken with no notice) and vacation days which require at least 2 weeks notice before taking. Everywhere I've started I got 5 personal days and 10 vacation days.
In the UK, and I think most of Europe, sick days aren't limited and personal days would depend on company policy. Either can require documentation (doctor's note etc).
I have 30 days vacation, which is fairly typical. Giving twice the vacation length as notice (two weeks for one week off etc) is usually reasonable, but it's usually in the company policies.
Somewhere with unlimited vacation would need to ensure the employees used at least the legal minimum (20 days, plus public holidays).
> with no minimum number of vacation days in place, employers are not required to compensate employees for accrued vacation days when they quit.
Hmm...how does that work for employees in other countries? In the UK full time workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday per year (so if you work 5 days a week, you get 28 days). And employers are obliged to pay unused days when the employee leaves.