In many countries around the world, summer at the office is a working period like any other.

In many countries around the world, summer at the office is a working period like any other. For us, summer often means taking a long time off. But the inhabitants of the planet are not all as well off as in France. Here is a quick overview (non-exhaustive) of the number of vacation days granted in different countries around the world. In our Western cultures, summer is the time of year when we traditionally take long weeks of vacation. Even the pace at the office seems to be slowing down (at least in many professions). But this is far from being the case everywhere: France is rather well off if we compare the number of days off with certain other countries in the world. In the United States, for example, workers benefit from ten public holidays per year, but no federal law requires companies to grant paid days off to their employees. In other words, this “privilege” depends on the goodwill of the company. “The average employee gets 14 days after their first year at a company, but 15% of civilian workers get no paid leave at all, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),” the study explains. . The United States is not the only country that does not provide legal paid leave to employees: Micronesia, Nauru and Kiribati, all located in Oceania, are also on this list. Micronesia, in addition to not granting any days of paid leave, does not grant any public holidays, which makes it “the worst country” in the world in this regard, according to a recent survey carried out in all countries. of the planet by the Dutch CV creation tool Resume‧io. Other countries offer very little paid time off each year. This is the case for Tanzania (3 days), the Philippines and China (5), Mexico, Thailand and Nigeria (6). Conversely, Europe clearly stands out as the continent where the countries are the most generous, with a minimum of 20 days of paid leave per year. France (25 working days per year) is therefore above the fray. But the world record is 30 days per year, as in Monaco, Andorra, Algeria, Yemen or Bhutan. In total, around twenty countries, out of the 197 studied, are in this case. The average per country is 18.2 days of paid leave per year. Goodboy Picture Company/Getty Images

For us, summer often means taking a long time off. But the inhabitants of the planet are not all as well off as in France. Here is a quick overview (non-exhaustive) of the number of vacation days granted in different countries around the world.

In our Western cultures, summer is the time of year when we traditionally take long weeks of vacation. Even the pace at the office seems to be slowing down (at least in many professions). But this is far from being the case everywhere: France is rather well off if we compare the number of days of leave with certain other countries in the world.

In the United States, for example, workers benefit from ten public holidays per year, but no federal law requires companies to grant paid days off to their employees. In other words, this "privilege" depends on the goodwill of the company. "The average employee gets 14 days after their first year at a company, but 15% of civilian workers get no paid leave, according to the Organization for Cooperation ' of Economic Development (OECD)", explains the study.

No paid vacation

The United States is not the only country that does not provide legal paid leave to employees: Micronesia, Nauru and Kiribati, all located in Oceania, are also on this list. Micronesia, in addition to not granting paid vacation days, also grants no public holidays, which makes it "the worst country" of the world in this area, according to a recent survey carried out in all countries on the planet by the Dutch CV creation tool Resume‧io.

Or very little…

Other countries offer very little paid leave each year. This is the case for Tanzania (3 days), the Philippines and China (5), Mexico, Thailand or Nigeria (6).

Conversely, Europe clearly stands out as the continent where the countries are the most generous, with a minimum of 20 days of paid leave per year. France (25 working days per year) is therefore above the fray. But the world record is 30 days per year, as in Monaco, Andorra, Algeria, Yemen or Bhutan. In total, around twenty countries, out of the 197 studied, are in this case.

The average per country is 18.2 days of paid leave per year.