In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.
Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.
I’m not a fan of companies picking any of my time off.
“This office shuts down over the Christmas/New Year period, so don’t come in, take your holidays. Oh but there’s a job that needs to be done on the 28th so you’ll need to come in for that.”
Ummm… It’s not really my holiday if I don’t have control over it. What you’re describing there isn’t even leave without pay. It’s just a period of no work.
Yeah me neither. Which is why I’m OK with my current contract which blocks only 3 out of 23/24~ paid time off on December, as a general rule.
In my previous company it was hassle the process to ask for not taking any time off in August (or around August).