[hyperpower]

That 6 week minimum (actually 28 days) includes bank holidays, doesn't it? I suspect the 2 week standard in the US does not include public holidays.

[JimDabell]

Yes. It’s 28 days, but employers aren’t required to give public holidays off. 25 + bank holidays is fairly common in my experience, which ends up being more than 28 days.

[ck425]

Yes, though some companies (finance normally) give 5+ weeks on top of bank holidays and very very few employers make you take bank holidays.

[rusticpenn]

At least in Germany we have 30 days without including public holidays.

[sofixa]

Same here in France, 30 days on top of public holidays, and if you work more than 35 hours/week, you get the difference in a special type of time off that has some limitations

[ck425]

Are pubic holidays guaranteed on top of that? The UK allowance includes pubic holidays but very few employers make you take them.

[namibj]

They just behave like a randomly-placed Sunday. Most normal work in Germany is not allowed on Sunday (exceptions are mostly work that already operates in shifts).

[Glawen]

They are not guaranteed if they land on a weekend, you just have a normal weekend where you cannot shop :)