Japanese employees are allowed an average of 18.5 days’ paid holiday a year, fewer than the global average. Companies must allow them a minimum of ten days’ paid holiday, plus 15 one-day national holidays. But very few employees take these days. Most take only nine days of holiday, according to the labor ministry. Many British workers think that a two-week summer holiday is their right but workers in Japan think that a four-night vacation is a big self-indulgence. By 2020, the government hopes that the law will make Japanese employees follow the example of British workers, who take an average of 20 days’ paid annual leave, and workers in France, who take an average of 25.
What are British workers likely to think about a four-night vacation?
That it would not be enough if it were only vacation they took during the year That it would be a big self-indulgence That it would be acceptable since they are guaranteed nine days of holiday a year That it would not be worth it if the location is far away