Paid Vacation In Perspective

Paid Vacation In Perspective Europeans should spare a thought for workers in the United States. While people in Spain and France hit the beaches en masse for weeks on end during the summer, odds are that most Americans who aren't self-employed will still be stuck at their desks. The U.S. is still the only advanced economy that does not guarantee paid vacation. Even though some companies do gift their employees up to 15 paid days off per year, nearly one in four private-sector workers does not receive any paid vacation time according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Read more.