Posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 13, 2006, at 9:37:16
In reply to Re: Karma, posted by Lindenblüte on November 13, 2006, at 8:44:24
Hey Li, Tex,!
> He also got family leave when his daughter was born, I think about a week or two, so that's another nice benefit. US firms don't give a crap if one's spouse has just delivered a baby.
Yeah, this is another legal requirement - as a new dad you're legally entitled to two weeks off fully paid 'paternity leave'. What materity benefits do you have in the States, dare I ask if you have such a thing? And, I would like to add, paternity/materity laws in the UK pale in comparison to that they are in Scandivanian countries.
> We had a French guy working with us, and he was ALWAYS getting in to trouble because he'd take off for 2 weeks on vacation a couple times a year. This is unheard of in the USA? Whatever. I do it, but I'm in academia. :)
Hehehehe yeah its very common in the summer months (July for Scandos and August for S. Europe) for whole cities to shut down - everyone goes on vacation for at least two weeks and the cities are left with just tourists. In the UK its more American style and two weeks is the average, but man, three, even four weeks vacation in the summer is kinda normal. For example,this summer, my Finnish brother works for a electronics company as a software um something, (dunno something with networks!) and he got 3 and half weeks off this summer.
I don't know how Europe manages to get any work done with all this vacation time and short hours and paternity leave and sick pay. Well something must be going right!
So Li (Tilia!) are you a grad student?
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