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There are many companies that give as much as 30 paid days or more per year, though usually one has to work for them for 15-20 year to get to that level.
The most common form of paid leave starts with 9 or 10 (depending if the state observes Columbus Day or not) days of holiday pay. If the company stays open for national holidays, it is not uncommon for them to offer double pay for those who work that day, and paid day off for those who do not.
On top of that, many companies offer 5-12 days sick leave per year, accumulated at some fraction of an hour per hour or day worked. (ie: work 168 hours - the average full time month - get 3 hours or so sick leave credit.)
Paid vacation most often starts at one week per year, sometimes after working for the company 5 years, sometimes as soon as the probationary period is over. Like sick leave, vacation leave usually accumulates at a set fraction of an hour per hour worked. The amount of vacation one can accumulate in a year often goes up as an employee gains experience - one week at five years, 10 days at ten years, two weeks at 15 years, etc. In some companies one can work themselves up to 4 weeks paid vacation per year. Add that to 10 holidays and 5 sick days, that's 35 paid days off per year.
In short, the idea of sick leave plus vacation, plus paid holidays is not all that revolutionary, nor all that "liberal". Benefits such as these are one of the primary ways, besides salaries and health insurance, that companies compete with each other for good employees. The problem with making such offering mandatory is, (as is typical of many liberal socialist ideas) it diminishes motivation to maximize one's efforts as a worker. When all is handed out free, regardless of effort, production will go down by FAR more than the 20 days off can account for.
The most common form of paid leave starts with 9 or 10 (depending if the state observes Columbus Day or not) days of holiday pay. If the company stays open for national holidays, it is not uncommon for them to offer double pay for those who work that day, and paid day off for those who do not.
On top of that, many companies offer 5-12 days sick leave per year, accumulated at some fraction of an hour per hour or day worked. (ie: work 168 hours - the average full time month - get 3 hours or so sick leave credit.)
Paid vacation most often starts at one week per year, sometimes after working for the company 5 years, sometimes as soon as the probationary period is over. Like sick leave, vacation leave usually accumulates at a set fraction of an hour per hour worked. The amount of vacation one can accumulate in a year often goes up as an employee gains experience - one week at five years, 10 days at ten years, two weeks at 15 years, etc. In some companies one can work themselves up to 4 weeks paid vacation per year. Add that to 10 holidays and 5 sick days, that's 35 paid days off per year.
In short, the idea of sick leave plus vacation, plus paid holidays is not all that revolutionary, nor all that "liberal". Benefits such as these are one of the primary ways, besides salaries and health insurance, that companies compete with each other for good employees. The problem with making such offering mandatory is, (as is typical of many liberal socialist ideas) it diminishes motivation to maximize one's efforts as a worker. When all is handed out free, regardless of effort, production will go down by FAR more than the 20 days off can account for.
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