Results: North American Holidays
Published on 08/19/2015
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1.
1.
How many paid holidays do you get from your company per year ? 10
16%
314 votes
15
6%
127 votes
20
4%
80 votes
+25
3%
66 votes
N/A
64%
1257 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
116 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.87% | 17 |
| 6 | 0.82% | 16 |
| 5 | 0.66% | 13 |
| 7 | 0.56% | 11 |
| 0.51% | 10 | |
| 4 | 0.36% | 7 |
| 8 | 0.31% | 6 |
| 3 | 0.15% | 3 |
| 9 | 0.15% | 3 |
| none | 0.15% | 3 |
| 2 | 0.10% | 2 |
| zero | 0.05% | 1 |
| i earn hours based on the hours i work so it varies | 0.05% | 1 |
| just one, christmas if you're lucky. | 0.05% | 1 |
| only get holiday pay if we work the holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| teaching holidays thanksgiving and christmas and spring break and veteran's day and martin luther king day | 0.05% | 1 |
| 6 per year.. how has more than ten???? | 0.05% | 1 |
| 11 | 0.05% | 1 |
| idk | 0.05% | 1 |
| 2 weeks | 0.05% | 1 |
| lol what paid holiday im on call 24/7 | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not work for a company. | 0.05% | 1 |
| retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| 8.5 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 12 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0 only parttime | 0.05% | 1 |
| as many as i want. | 0.05% | 1 |
| d | 0.05% | 1 |
| alot | 0.05% | 1 |
| maybe 2? | 0.05% | 1 |
| 3 now that i am part time i only get 3 | 0.05% | 1 |
| less thn 5 | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't work | 0.05% | 1 |
| 9 stat hols only | 0.05% | 1 |
| i can take as many days off i want, but they are not paid. | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1 | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
2.
In most European countries the minimum is +20 days. Do you think we should get more holidays ? Yes
41%
809 votes
No
14%
280 votes
Undecided
13%
261 votes
Not Applicable
31%
610 votes
3.
3.
Do you get personal days ? Yes
25%
487 votes
No
21%
417 votes
Not Applicable
54%
1056 votes
4.
4.
If so how many ? 1-3
11%
220 votes
3-5
8%
151 votes
5+
10%
196 votes
N/A
72%
1402 votes
5.
5.
Recently my colleague was denied a personal day to take her daughter to the hospital. Do you think that counts as a personal day or a sick day ? Personal day
60%
1177 votes
Sick day
38%
739 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
139 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00% | 41 | |
| na | 1.12% | 23 |
| n/a | 0.88% | 18 |
| emergency | 0.19% | 4 |
| either | 0.15% | 3 |
| neither | 0.10% | 2 |
| retired | 0.10% | 2 |
| none | 0.10% | 2 |
| neither. | 0.10% | 2 |
| unsure | 0.10% | 2 |
| emergency--family ill -should be paid for it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| either, that is an emergency | 0.05% | 1 |
| either way she should have it | 0.05% | 1 |
| n | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm retired so i could not care less | 0.05% | 1 |
| where i work if i have a personal/sick day i take them ahd dont explain what im doing with my day off one way or another unless i choose to | 0.05% | 1 |
| leave of absence without pay | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not work | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0 | 0.05% | 1 |
| zzzzzzzzzz | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think that person should be able to choose if they have sick days and personal days .it qualifies as both , and family comes first. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on company's policy | 0.05% | 1 |
| family sick day | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think sick my company insists on 2 weeks notice to use personal day | 0.05% | 1 |
| both | 0.05% | 1 |
| day off without pay | 0.05% | 1 |
| it should not matter | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares what you call it , just go. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't work. | 0.05% | 1 |
| vacation | 0.05% | 1 |
| have no idea, don't work | 0.05% | 1 |
| nil | 0.05% | 1 |
| friendly family leave | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am my own boss | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| the | 0.05% | 1 |
| either one | 0.05% | 1 |
| who knows | 0.05% | 1 |
| if she needed to go i would take the day without pay. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know. never had either. | 0.05% | 1 |
| we have family responsibility/personal emergency days | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| fmla | 0.05% | 1 |
| nrr | 0.05% | 1 |
| disabled | 0.05% | 1 |
| could be both if she is allowed those | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's your time, take off for what ever reason you want. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it depends on whether the visit to the hospital was sudden, or something that was part of what her daughter had to do (like a required visit?) | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't work | 0.05% | 1 |
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