Can you name the countries that require employers to provide 21 or more paid work days off per year for employees? by folio1701

Can you name the countries that require employers to provide 21 or more paid work days off per year for employees?

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Source: AMEX, Wikipedia & Main Street
Listed mandatory PTO days do not include national holidays, which vary by country. Please note that there is conflicting data on the PTO policies of some countries in this quiz.
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Countries with Most Vacation Quiz

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Created May 6, 2011 in Geography
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	techwork:	May 6th, 2011 at 16:38 GMT	4 points
	Very interesting! Am shocked by the 0 of the USA I thought Americans would demand this right! Everyone has the right to a holiday to de-stress and relax!

	folio1701:	May 6th, 2011 at 16:50 GMT	9 points
	techwork: you must be a foreigner! We get nothing in the US. Even universal health care is being challenged in court.

	ZeZapatiste:	May 6th, 2011 at 17:09 GMT	8 points
	The source forgot France. We have 2.5 days per worked month, which makes 30 days like the top countries.

	folio1701:	May 6th, 2011 at 17:21 GMT	3 points
	Zapatiste: thanks for catching that. I thought it was weird that France was not on the source's list.

	jeraboa:	May 6th, 2011 at 17:58 GMT	3 points
	The European Unions working time directive sets a paid leave floor for all member states of four weeks or twenty days per annum, so all EU member states should be included (along with switzerland which also allows for 20 days and russia at 28)

	folio1701:	May 6th, 2011 at 18:14 GMT	6 points
	jerabos: I've changed the scope of the quiz to only include 21 or more days of leave.

	rambler:	May 6th, 2011 at 18:54 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. Only suggestion would be to add maybe one more minute.

	nut:	May 6th, 2011 at 22:20 GMT	5 points
	well i'm "proud" to be an American! my unwarranted national pride keeps me from ever thinking critically or considering alternatives to my standard of living!

	Booger:	May 6th, 2011 at 22:51 GMT	2 points
	I don't think the source purports to list all countries that require at least 21 days. I think the source is just giving examples.

	Roman:	May 7th, 2011 at 00:18 GMT	3 points
	I am surprised to see Africa with four countries on this list I was guessing mostly Western European and southeast asian countries.

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	rpfpoa:	May 7th, 2011 at 18:01 GMT	1 point
	Brazil has a very strong work regulation. The "workers party" has been in government for the last nine years, though this regulation has been there since the 1940s. Some working classes like judges and other public employees get 60 paid days off. This and other workers rights increase substancially public spending and prevents private companies to grow. In my opinion, this is exactly what makes us less competitive than the other BRIC countries.

	debbiedoesnothin:	May 7th, 2011 at 19:16 GMT	16 points
	@nut: Yeah, I sure wouldn't want to live in one of them damn socialist countries where everybody gets health care and paid vacation and maternity leave and all that other stuff. I'd rather be a real American and work my ass off so the CEOs can get paid millions while I get minimum wage. Ah heck, minimum wage is socialist. Let's get rid of that too. Just throw me some chicken feed once in awhile 'cause I'm proud to be an American and I'll work 3 jobs if I have to and it's okay if the bank forecloses on me. Cause I'm an American and socialism sucks.

	Josh:	May 7th, 2011 at 22:22 GMT	3 points
	@debbiedoesnothin: Gotta love that sarcasm :D

	bflosenrab:	May 7th, 2011 at 22:39 GMT	1 point
	lazy Europe! ;)

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	debbiedoesnothin:	May 8th, 2011 at 02:14 GMT	4 points
	@Chase: So?

	techwork:	May 8th, 2011 at 10:44 GMT	6 points
	@Chase But doesn't the USA have the biggest external debt ever? (Not that I'm bashing the US as I love the place) but...really..don't lash out because for once your nation doesn't make a "top" list!!!

	folio1701:	May 9th, 2011 at 16:51 GMT	1 point
	Uh, Chase - you neglected to include this little note I found on the Wikipedia page: "Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries." So basically you told us nothing.

	JSM:	May 9th, 2011 at 22:45 GMT	1 point
	If you're not including national holidays, your numbers are wrong for the UK (either that or every employer I've ever had has broken the law!). Your source says 20 days.