<P> In the majority of nations, including all industrialized nations except the United States, advances in employee relations have seen the introduction of statutory agreements for minimum employee leave from work--that is the amount of entitlement to paid vacation and public holidays . Several companies will offer contractually more time, depending on the sector . Companies and the law may also differ as to whether public holidays are counted as part of the minimum leave . Disparities in national minimums are still subject of debate regarding work - life balance and perceived differences between nations . These numbers usually refer to full - time employment, part - time workers may get a reduced number of days . In most countries, public holidays are paid and usually not considered part of the annual leave . Also, in most countries there are additional paid leave benefits such as parental leave and sick leave that are not listed here . </P> <P> For the purpose of comparison, the paid vacation column has been normalized to a five - day workweek . For instance, a calendar day is divided by seven and multiplied by five, while a six - day workweek day is divided by six and multiplied by five . The paid vacation column gives the minimum mandatory vacation days for an employee who has one year of service with the same employer . </P> <P> In some countries, the public holidays are strictly bound to the calendar dates, so if they happen on Saturday or Sunday, they are "lost" for the particular year . As a result, the average number of paid extra free days can be lower than the table specifies . For example, in the Czech Republic, where the official number of paid public holidays is 13, the average number of public holidays during working days in the years 2000--2016 was only 8.9 days . In other countries, the public holidays which happen on Saturday or Sunday are moved to the nearest Monday or Friday such as in the United Kingdom or the United States . </P>

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