Perhaps I wasn ' t being obvious enough . <| sep |> Not sure where here is although your username suggests Germany ! but in the UK it ' s not uncommon at all to become entitled to higher levels of annual leave with increased seniority . Accept your point that a statutory minimum applies to everyone though . In the UK it ' s 5 . 6 weeks but that includes 8 public holidays so 20 days of holiday entitlement . <| sep |> ELI 5 is for the objective explanation of complex concepts . Questions such as this , which calls for speculation and subjective , political opinions , are inappropriate . You might try raskpolitics , rNoStupidQuestions , or perhaps a sub for teachers or American school systems . As always , please read their rules before posting . If you think this is in error , please use the link in the sidebar to message the moderators .