title: The right to vacation: an international perspective.
abstract: This report reviews international vacation and holiday laws and finds that the United States is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation or holidays. As a result, one in four U.S. workers do not receive any paid vacation or paid holidays. The lack of paid vacation and paid holidays in the United States is particularly acute for lower-wage and part-time workers, and for employees of small businesses. This report also includes a comparative appendix with information on paid leave and holiday laws in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
authors.affiliation: Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC 20009, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011640:Public Policy; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States