Taking stock of vacation customs in various countries: Europe enjoys the most in Asia, Japan and South Korea are the most diligent

According to comprehensive reports, not long ago, a piece of information about Sweden's implementation of a six-hour working day in part of the Gothenburg city government in order to improve staff efficiency, attracted heated discussions from many parties. In fact, due to differences in national conditions of various countries, their working hours and vacation systems are also different, each with its own characteristics.

Enjoy life the most-Europe deserves it

France, which has always been famous for its exquisite food and elegant clothes, is the birthplace of the paid leave system. In order to better enjoy the romantic French life, they also have the longest holidays in the world. Including weekends, paid long holidays, legal holidays, etc., French people do not have to go to work for about 150 days a year. The working week is only 35 hours.

Not only that, some time ago, French trade unions and business representatives also introduced a new bill, allowing employees to turn off their mobile phones after work and not be disturbed by work. With approval from the French Ministry of Labor, office workers no longer have to worry about keeping their phones on standby after work.

Germany has similar regulations. In 2011, Volkswagen began shutting down BlackBerry servers at the end of every working day to prevent some German employees from sending and receiving emails after work. The German Ministry of Labor has also issued regulations prohibiting its managers from contacting subordinates outside working hours. In addition, the country's holidays are also very flexible. Except for German Unity Day on October 3, which is a national legal holiday in Germany, other holidays are decided by the states. German law also stipulates that people can arrange vacation dates according to their actual circumstances.

In addition, Nordic Danes have the shortest paid working hours in the world, only 3.75 hours. Other Scandinavian countries usually implement a 7-hour working week; while Greece, which has been severely affected by the European debt crisis, has the longest working hours in Europe, with a working week of 42.2 hours and a working hour of 2000 hours per year. By comparison, Germany has only 1400 hours, but Greek workers are 70% less efficient than German workers.

The most diligent and strict-Asia, Japan and South Korea lead the way

Asian countries are a different story. South Korea was once one of the most "stingy" countries in the world for holidays.

The annual paid annual leave is approximately 10 days, and the actual average is only 7 days. Although there are various laws and regulations guaranteeing the right to leave, South Koreans still have the longest working hours among OECD countries, with an average working week of 44.6 hours.

Although Japan's wage earners work longer hours a day, they also have many holidays. In addition to weekends, there are basically one or two other holidays every month, that is, various anniversaries. These holidays are displayed in red on the calendar, so people call holidays "red days."

Japan also stipulates that employees have the opportunity to take paid leave. The length of leave is usually determined by the number of years they have worked, and employees who do not want to take leave will receive inevitable subsidies. But in real life, Japanese people rarely enjoy this right. There are economic and cultural factors. If the vacation time is too long, it will leave a bad impression on superiors and colleagues. What's more, each region and employer actually has the "final right to interpret" leave. In times of recession, it would be good for corporate employers to ensure that workers 'wages are not cut.

In other Asian countries such as India, such hard-working employees who do not take vacations are also common.

The most creative-Canada-Macao holidays have many names

In addition to Europe and Asia, vacation methods and habits in other parts of the world are also very distinctive. Canadians usually have three days on weekends. According to the differences in each province, in addition to weekends, there are generally 10 to 12 statutory holidays every year, all arranged on Mondays or Fridays. In this way, if you add weekends, you will have a three-day holiday.

In Australia, holidays are long and short. Although there are many public holidays in the country, most of them only last for one day; Russia has many industrial festivals, and employees from almost all walks of life have their own festivals, such as the Aerospace Festival, the Printing Festival, the Radio Festival, the Border Guard Day, etc.

The United States is more free to leave, employees can freely arrange. Most of the country's official holidays fall on Mondays. Unlike China who are keen to tour the mountains and spend their holidays shopping together, Americans prefer to camp with their families or redeploy their homes.