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Finnish Workers Take It Easiest
Workers in the Baltic nation are entitled by law to a minimum of more than four weeks of paid vacation, research finds.
By Garry Kranz
Finns Enjoy the Most State-Mandated Vacation Pay: Workers in Finland get a
minimum of 30 days of paid vacation a year, the highest total among the world’s
richest nations, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research in
Washington.
The Baltic nation guarantees workers more than four weeks of paid vacation
time, along with 14 paid holidays. French workers also get 30 days of vacation
pay, but only one paid holiday, according to the CEPR. In fact, every European
country provides at least 20 days. Canada, meanwhile, is among the least
generous vacation-giving nations, and the United States, without any federally
mandated vacation requirement, ranked lowest on the center’s list.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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