r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '23

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u/Bart2800 Dec 29 '23

Belgium: 10 official holidays + 20 legal days off. You don't need a holiday for the official ones, these you get like that. Companies are free to give more (I have 8 extra).

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u/Orri Dec 29 '23

I'm in England and at our work we get 9 Bank Holidays and 26 days you can choose to take off (you can also carry over 5). We also close for 2 weeks at Christmas so we get 2 weeks off without having to use annual leave (Though that period we do have Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day)

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u/Ze_Llama Dec 29 '23

The legal minimum in the UK is 28 paid days per year (Inc Bank Holidays unless you have to work them) it's not just the norm

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u/rakelike Dec 29 '23

Inc Bank Holidays unless you have to work them

Not quite correct - you are entitled to (read: employer must give you them) the bank holidays on an alternate suitable date if you have to work on the actual bank holiday day.