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percentage of workers likely to use all of their vacation time - France -- 89 percent - Argentina -- 80 percent - Hungary -- 78 percent - Britain -- 77 percent - Spain -- 77 percent - Saudi Arabia -- 76 percent - Germany -- 75 percent - Belgium -- 74 percent - Turkey -- 74 percent - Indonesia -- 70 percent - Mexico -- 67 percent - Russia -- 67 percent - Italy -- 66 percent - Poland -- 66 percent - China -- 65 percent - Sweden -- 63 percent - Brazil -- 59 percent - India -- 59 percent - Canada -- 58 percent - United States -- 57 percent - South Korea -- 53 percent - Australia -- 47 percent - South Africa -- 47 percent - Japan -- 33 percent Source: Reuters/Ipsos "To some extent, it's an obligation. The obligation is not to burn yourself out." Thomas Geoghegan, Labor Lawyer
It is the season for summer vacations, the time of year when Americans traditionally hit the road, hop a flight or simply pitch a lawn chair in the backyard and take a break from work.See the full content of this document
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To Vacation or Not to Vacation
It is a time-honored tradition, and it is a practice that is vanishing.
Nearly half of American workers are no longer taking all of their vacation time.A recent poll from Reuters/Ipsos found 43 percent of U.S. workers are not taking all of the vacation days they are entitled to, which averages between two and three weeks a year.But in some countries, workers not only get a lot more vacation than Americans, they take more of the break time they do have.Many workers in Europe are entitled to a minimum of five to six weeks off a year, vacation time that is typically mandated by law.The Reuters/Ipsos survey, which i...See the full content of this document
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