U.S. workers are among the worst in the world for not taking all their
vacation days. Their bosses might say they are among the best in the
world for working their holidays. Either way, Americans will give up
$34.3 billion in paid vacation leave in 2012, which is the equivalent of
226 million days off. These figures come from an annual survey
conducted by Harris Interactive for Expedia. They questioned 7,083
employees in 20 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, South America
and Australia. The top reason for Americans not using up their holidays
was not being able to afford a holiday (34%). This was followed by lack
of planning (15%), the statement "work is my life" (15%) and feeling bad
about asking the boss for time off.
Workers in other countries don’t appear to have a problem taking
vacations. French workers get an average 30 vacation days a year and
generally use them all. In the UK, employees get 25 days and pretty much
take all of them. Asia is the only region where workers receive and
take fewer holidays than Americans. The average Japanese worker only
gets 11 days a year and takes just five of them. Indians are also
reluctant to take all of their vacation. Expedia found that 20 per cent
of workers in India did not take all their holidays because they "may be
perceived negatively at work". In America, bosses believe it is
important that workers use all their vacation so they can come back to
work feeling refreshed.
source: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
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