<Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> The worker shall be entitled during every year of service an annual leave of no less than the following periods: Two days for each month should the period of service of the worker be of six months at least and a year at most; Thirty days for each year should the period of service of the worker exceed one year . Employees are also entitled to 10 paid public holidays . </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Employees are entitled to 28 total working days (5.6 weeks) of annual leave . These often include the 8 public / bank holidays which otherwise would be unpaid . Many employers will offer 25 days of paid annual leave in addition to the 8 recognised bank holidays . Paid time off can increase with years of service . For example, an employee might accrue one extra day for every 5 years of service up to a maximum of 30 days paid leave, exclusive of bank holidays . Some employers will allow staff to purchase or sell holiday, usually a maximum of 5 days . Part - time workers are entitled to the same amount of leave but this is calculated on a pro-rata basis . </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> There is no statutory minimum paid vacation or paid public holidays . It is left to the employers to offer paid vacation . According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 77% of private employers offer paid vacation to their employees; full - time employees earn on average 10 vacation days after one year of service . Similarly, 77% of private employers give their employees paid time off during public holidays, on average 8 holidays per year . Some employers offer no vacation at all . The average number of paid vacation days offered by private employers is 10 days after 1 year of service, 14 days after 5 years, 17 days after 10 years, and 20 days after 20 years . </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> All workers, in the private sector and civil servants, are entitled to at least 20 days of paid annual leave . Workers who have worked in the same company, are entitled to an additional day of leave for every four years of seniority . Employees are also entitled to 5 paid public holidays . </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr>

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