If you are American of working age and have a full-time job, the chances are that you get precious little paid vacation time. Workers in America’s private sector typically receive an annual maximum of 10 days, plus six paid public holidays. Furthermore, whereas most developed countries guarantee their workers are entitled to 20 days or more annual vacation, the US is just about the only such nation that doesn’t have any statutory entitlement at all. (Refer to the OECD chart in the Appendix for details). As a consequence, almost a quarter of American workers do not get Continue reading...