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Old 07-03-2015, 05:28 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater View Post
Depends on the job. There are lots of jobs that don't have paid time off, other than government, and sometimes Christian religious, holidays.

Blue-collar jobs tend to get less, unless they're unionized or in a shop worried about being unionized.

When I started working in an office (1985), it was common to get 2 weeks vacation for the first 5 years (adding 2 more with additional time up to 20 years) for general operational type jobs (more for execs of course). Now, people in the same job I had all that time ago are getting 4 weeks when they walk in the door. But I've only ever worked full time in one industry, so I can only speak for what I know about my companies or my friends who talk/complain about theirs.
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I've never had a job that started with less than 25 days holiday (not including statutory holidays). My first job gave extra days with years of service, when I left I was up to 31 days. I have friends who stopped at that employer who I know got up to over 40 days holiday (but that is much less common nowadays).

I think that 25 days is about the norm for full time salaried roles here now.
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