Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by jdjb on Thursday October 03, 2013 @01:59PM
(#6490689)
Seriously 10 weeks? We get 10 days here (no joke)..
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by mahyarm on Thursday October 03, 2013 @02:30PM
(#6490926)
Yes but those days dont count the weekends, making it 2 weeks.
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by ollysb on Thursday October 03, 2013 @03:02PM
(#6491146)
Given that America is a wealthy country that seems incredibly low. The legal minimum in the UK is 5.6 weeks per year.
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by jdjb on Thursday October 03, 2013 @09:46PM
(#6493276)
This is Canada but I don't think it's the norm (especially not in tech). 3 weeks is much more reasonable at a new job.
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by yodsanklai on Thursday October 03, 2013 @02:30PM
(#6490927)
no, usually it's between 5 and 8 weeks depending on the number of hours worked daily. I just picked 10 as an example.
Of course, salary is then lower than in the US.
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by laxatives on Thursday October 03, 2013 @02:25PM
(#6490880)
Yep, Amazon SDE I's start at 2 weeks vacation + 6 days personal time + (6 days sick, in Seattle only)
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by rtpg on Thursday October 03, 2013 @03:17PM
(#6491244)
What's the difference between vacation and personal time?
Re:Amazon says France's new bill is 'discrimination'
by mingfli on Thursday October 03, 2013 @03:32PM
(#6491348)
Nothing (except in how they accrue, but that's getting very specific). Personal time originally was offered in place of sick days and other floating religious holidays. But Seattle now requires paid sick days, so you now get personal days + sick days.