British Expats - Holiday entitlement

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Canada (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/)

- - Holiday entitlement (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/holiday-entitlement-531343/)

tammy uk

Apr 22nd 2008 9:37 am

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how popular is cruising in canada . i work for a well known cruise consultants , i am hoping to get a transfer to Toronto.

bazzz

Apr 22nd 2008 9:52 am

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Originally Posted by tammy uk (Post 6250433)

how popular is cruising in canada . i work for a well known cruise consultants , i am hoping to get a transfer to Toronto.

I hear cottaging is more popular in Toronto.

MB-Realtor

Apr 22nd 2008 10:00 am

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Originally Posted by tammy uk (Post 6250433)

how popular is cruising in canada . i work for a well known cruise consultants , i am hoping to get a transfer to Toronto.

Bazzz go and wash your brain with soapy water.:rofl:

Cruising is very popular, especially the type were you go around in a boat with sailors.

bazzz

Apr 22nd 2008 10:02 am

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Originally Posted by MB-Realtor (Post 6250523)

Bazzz go and wash your brain with soapy water.:rofl:

Cruising is very popular, especially the type were you go around in a boat with sailors.

Quite. Who doesn't enjoy a load of salty seamen?

MB-Realtor

Apr 22nd 2008 11:29 am

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Originally Posted by bazzz (Post 6250528)

Quite. Who doesn't enjoy a load of salty seamen?

:rofl:

Rich_007

Apr 22nd 2008 12:01 pm

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4 weeks vacation plus paid leave between Xmas and New Years. Plus a few days here and there discretionary for travel, family, personal, etc. I'm probably worth it - I put far more than the average Joe Schmoe into my work/career.

However this is BC, where we value the lifestyle very highly. Even saying that, the package is better than most, quite a lot better actually. But it does show that it's do-able, even in this sleepy backwater of retardation. Guess I've always been a good negotiator, plenty of experience and a solid track record.

:thumbup::thumbsup:

R.

Rich_007

Apr 22nd 2008 12:05 pm

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Originally Posted by bazzz (Post 6249210)

I guess one could be a nominal rastafarian for the purposes of getting a few days off. Mon.

They could become Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints types.

Move to Bountiful, BC, and get loads of extra days off for Mothers/Fathers day...

Prolly only have to work half of a typical week. Maybe less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bountif...itish_Columbia

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R.

Scotty1972

Apr 22nd 2008 12:39 pm

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Originally Posted by tammy uk (Post 6248815)

:(:(is it correct you only get 2 weeks annual holiday entitlement after the first year of employment?

I think you'll find that the min is better than the wtd directive in the uk assuming that all stat days are earned.

rgd Scotty

R I C H

Apr 22nd 2008 12:51 pm

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Originally Posted by MikeUK (Post 6250412)

But you also need to take into consideration your potential position within the company
Many will be told 2 weeks or sod off
Other will be told yes to 4 weeks only to find it adjusted in their pay packets

Yes I got 4 weeks but told my employers I wasnâ€™t getting on a plane for anything less, and as they were prepared to pay all my moving costs, relocation, visaâ€™s and PR. I think thatâ€™s a little more of an exception than most will get

To get 6 weeks in most Canadian companies as a full time employee youâ€™d need to be at or around Vice President level
The only other people I know that get that size of holiday are some of our hourly paid contractors, and yes they donâ€™t get paid holiday

My job's a lowly departmental manager (2 staff). No haggling for the package, it was what was offered up-front. The employer is the local university (it's an administrative, not faculty position).

Jiminblack

May 7th 2008 4:09 am

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Those figures are scary.....I am living in England and married to a Canadian who is constantly badgering me to move to Canada. I love the country but would be loath to move when the holiday entitlements are so bad. I have a very close family in England and would be hoping to make a couple of trips back per year.......What are the possibilities of taking unpaid holiday in Canada? Would I be able to say to an employer I'd like two weeks unpaid leave per year on top of the holiday entitlement? Or will they tell me to get lost?

Inse	May 7th 2008 4:24 am

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Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 6250963)

Blimey,I think I've seen these folks around town?? :blink::D:D

Surrey Expat

May 7th 2008 4:59 am

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Originally Posted by Jiminblack (Post 6319420)

You can say it and there is always a possibility. Only your employer can answer that question definitively.

Juliew

May 7th 2008 5:12 am

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Originally Posted by Jiminblack (Post 6319420)

Hi there,

In BC, two weeks is the bare min. Generally speaking most people I know start at three weeks; however some will start at four. Once you have been with the company for a couple of years your holiday entitlement rises. Many industries will allow people to take unpaid leave; however it depends upon the type of work you do and whether there are slow enough periods to sustain the company while you are away.

Gazruss

May 7th 2008 5:20 am

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Maybe I'm missing something here......but with all Canada has to offer......you would think twice about moving just because you MIGHT only get 10 days vacation + 9 stat days (in Ontario) leave a year.

When i lived in the UK i could almost never afford to go on vacation.....:ohmy:

timballs

May 7th 2008 7:18 am

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Some employers might just say 2 weeks, but you have to find out and factor in all these 'Monday' holidays, which vary per province.

One of my Canadian cousins was bemoaning her annual 2 weeks' leave, but when I added in all her Monday holidays on top of that she was up to the same amount of leave I would take in a year. Particularly in Scotland most businesses don't take bank holidays any more. We only have Xmas Day, Boxing Day and 1st January and that's it. I think all these long weekends in Canada is a much more sensible way to break up the year and keep stress levels down.

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