Working in the UK

Today I’m enjoying the first of my 16 days annual leave to use by the end of December. Over here, vacation days are referred to as annual leave or holidays. One of the many advantages of working in the UK is having plenty of TIME OFF. It’s also a big reason we decided to return to the UK. In America, 2 weeks vacation is the norm (and generally you have to work a whole year to get that). In the UK, you can count on getting at least 20 days holiday to start off with. I started my job in May with 27 days annual leave. Prorated for the year, that gives me 16 days holiday to use by the year end (not including the 8 public holidays per year, plus another 4 days off at Christmas)! Try and find that in a job in America!