tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post2304066740472682266..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: Workplace Social Benefits - Comparing the United States and EuropeA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-64592936655936201932016-04-01T14:00:49.202-03:002016-04-01T14:00:49.202-03:00It's true. This analysis isn't comparing w...It's true. This analysis isn't comparing what people *actually* have, they're comparing what the governments of those respective nations require employees to have by law. In the US if an employer wants to give you no vacation, no paid maternity, and no sick days...they can. There is no *federal* law requiring them to do otherwise. In some cities/states there are laws that do add these requirements, but it is far from a majority.<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/by-the-numbers-the-american-vacation/<br /><br />In fact, the average american worker gets 16 days of paid vacation a year...that's the *average*. The average US worker's vacation lasts 4 days from the same length, and only 25% of workers use all of their vacation time each year.<br /><br />The real problem isn't what we *get* though, it's that not everyone gets it. People living on minimum wage can't afford to miss a day of work to care for their sick kids. Service industry employees living paycheck to paycheck can't afford to get sick, meaning lost productivity because they spread their sickness to other employees when they show up to work instead of missing a day's wages. There is an economic and social cost to not having mandatory leave policies, which is why literally every other first world country has them.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611197376897294291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-60523613313545281212016-03-04T11:02:22.126-04:002016-03-04T11:02:22.126-04:00Figures don't lie but liars can figure.Figures don't lie but liars can figure.Hari Seldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381533047001656801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-35835758215921975772016-03-04T09:58:48.990-04:002016-03-04T09:58:48.990-04:00The US has no vacation, no paid maternity and no s...The US has no vacation, no paid maternity and no sick days? this is perhaps the worst analysis I have ever seen. thanks for making it so transparentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-55871190007304319562016-03-03T13:29:17.399-04:002016-03-03T13:29:17.399-04:00USA USA USA... We're #1 if you read the lists ...USA USA USA... We're #1 if you read the lists from right to left....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com