Originally Posted by
Cap'n Benj
That's pretty dated info for the US now. Most decent companies offer at least UK standard PTO now, if not unlimited...
Flights from the US in the main cost WAY more than if travelling the other way though to make up for the higher wages, American's are stripped of their wages everywhere they go!
Flights UK-USA-UK are more expensive than the other way.
According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), almost one in four Americans has no paid vacation. Recent government statistics suggest the average private-sector worker in the US receives only about 10 days of paid annual leave and about six paid public holidays a year.