It’s sad there’s such a disparity between leave amounts at different employers in the USA. It really should be standardized.
I’m from Australia, where it’s mandated to get four weeks (20 days) of PTO per year, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, at least a year of unpaid parental leave, and an extra 8 weeks of PTO every 7 years (“long service leave”).
I’m living in the USA now, and am fortunate that my employer offers 21 days PTO per year. I also have unlimited sick leave, which is a strange phrase to hear as an Aussie (why would sick days be limited??)
Yeah, it’s standard for everyone. Even people working part time get it, pro-rated. For example, if you work 50% of the hours compared to a full-time position, you accrue 50% of the long service leave.
It’s sad there’s such a disparity between leave amounts at different employers in the USA. It really should be standardized.
I’m from Australia, where it’s mandated to get four weeks (20 days) of PTO per year, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, at least a year of unpaid parental leave, and an extra 8 weeks of PTO every 7 years (“long service leave”).
I’m living in the USA now, and am fortunate that my employer offers 21 days PTO per year. I also have unlimited sick leave, which is a strange phrase to hear as an Aussie (why would sick days be limited??)
Is the extra 8 weeks of long service PTO independent of the position you hold at a company?
Yeah, it’s standard for everyone. Even people working part time get it, pro-rated. For example, if you work 50% of the hours compared to a full-time position, you accrue 50% of the long service leave.
That’s pretty cool. Wish Canada would follow a similar mandate.
Here it’s federally mandated 10 days of PTO + 8-10 days of holidays depending on province (xmas etc). Above this it’s 3 days of paid sick days.