Why won't Hillary join Bernie in demanding employers provide paid vacation days?
was reading this great Vox article on quality-of-life in Switzerland -- and Western Europe, more generally -- and really became a bit agitated thinking about our current Democratic Party primary -- specifically, why won't Hillary Clinton demand that employers provide workers with paid vacation?and each of those days came with a sizable portion of guilt if actually used. But in Switzerland, my husband's company gave employees six weeks of vacation a year. Most of the Swiss companies I worked for gave four — the legal minimum is four. Moreover, everything shut down between Christmas and New Year's, giving most employees like me another guaranteed week off.
As this article shows, it's a pretty good thing:
At my former American job, I received 10 days of paid vacation per year,
People in Europe took vacation seriously. Once, when I only took 10 days for a trip to Spain, my colleagues chastised me for taking so little time off. I learned to take vacation chunks in two-week intervals. Well rested, I noticed that I felt more productive and creative when I returned to work. Recent American research confirms what I was feeling: Relaxing can make you more productive. So why don't Americans embrace vacation time?
Vacations improve worker productivity (i.e. more profits for job creators!), they improve worker satisfaction, and they enhance mental health. But, sadly, many Americans get zero vacation days. And, those who do, face a stigma when they attempt to use them.
Everything points to the fact that American employers should be compelled -- by the force of law -- to provide workers with at least a couple of weeks of paid vacation a year. Bernie Sanders understand this very well.
More here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/21/1404238/-Why-won-t-Hillary-join-Bernie-in-demanding-employers-provide-paid-vacation-days
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