?Whats work life balance like?
I know this is a tough thing to call out, but what is a typical office working week like?
How much holiday is standard? Sick Pay? School holiday cover if no holiday? Does it all depend on the company ? Thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211648)
I know this is a tough thing to call out, but what is a typical office working week like?
How much holiday is standard? Sick Pay? School holiday cover if no holiday? Does it all depend on the company ? |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Thanks
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Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
So with two weeks pay and 8 weeks off what do the majority do? take unpaid leave? just doesn't sound overly feasible?
thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
You'll get a huge variety of responses to questions like those. It'll depend on seniority, nature of the profession, how in demand the position is etc etc.
FWIW, my situation is this:
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211648)
I know this is a tough thing to call out, but what is a typical office working week like? 8.30-4.30, Monday-Friday, with no expectations outside those hours
How much holiday is standard? 6 weeks plus 13 additional days (bank holidays etc). It's not unusual to have to accumulate vacation time for 12 months before you're able to take it. Sick Pay? Yes Health/dental/life insurances? Yes Pension plan? Yes, municipal scheme. School holiday cover if no holiday? No Does it all depend on the company ? Yes, negotiate whatever you can. Thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
that great thanks
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Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
I agree with Aviator.
I've noticed though that there seem to be more companies offering three weeks holiday now than 6 years ago. But you're talking about an increase from maybe 0.25% to 0.5% of companies. For the perks you need to be working for the big corporates. I worked for TD Insurance for a while. I hated the job but I got 4 weeks off (holiday and personal days combined). I got 2 weeks sick at full pay. Pension, free banking, 5% credit card, staff mortgage,massively discounted insurance and a few other things I can't even remember. But it was soul destroying. |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
I agree with Aviator.
I've noticed though that there seem to be more companies offering three weeks holiday now than 6 years ago. But you're talking about an increase from maybe 0.25% to 0.5% of companies. For the perks you need to be working for the big corporates. I worked for TD Insurance for a while. I hated the job but I got 4 weeks off (holiday and personal days combined). I got 2 weeks sick at full pay. Pension, free banking, 5% credit card, staff mortgage,massively discounted insurance and a few other things I can't even remember.
Originally Posted by DandNHill
(Post 12211659)
But it was soul destroying.
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Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211648)
I know this is a tough thing to call out, but what is a typical office working week like?
How much holiday is standard? Company offers nothing above what is mandated by government. Sick Pay? None. School holiday cover if no holiday? Employee's issue, type of job it is they can't accommodate special schedules. Does it all depend on the company ? Mostly yes. My company doesn't negotiate pay/benefits etc, it's a take it or leave it type place. Thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211648)
I know this is a tough thing to call out, but what is a typical office working week like?
How much holiday is standard? Sick Pay? School holiday cover if no holiday? Does it all depend on the company ? Thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by jandro
(Post 12211684)
With the first job I had on return to Canada I got 2 weeks (the minimum by law) but you couldn't use them in the first year - you had to earn them first
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Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
For me, the biggest work life balance is my 15 minute commute to and from work.
I now spend an extra 10hrs per week at home with the family compared to my old job in England. That makes a huge difference. It's like an additional 50 days holiday each year. |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211656)
So with two weeks pay and 8 weeks off what do the majority do? take unpaid leave? just doesn't sound overly feasible?
thanks |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Originally Posted by AzLar41
(Post 12211656)
So with two weeks pay and 8 weeks off what do the majority do? take unpaid leave? just doesn't sound overly feasible?
thanks And again as said above it really does depend on the job and seniority level, my husband got 5 weeks straight away, but he was transferring from the UK office so kept his UK holiday allowance, and he was at director level. Others in his office only got 2 weeks (and some didn't even get that, if they'd only just started). If you can tell people what your job is, then those in the same industry might be able to tell you what the norm is. And this Wiki article may be useful - Annual Leave-Canada : British Expat Wiki HTH. |
Re: ?Whats work life balance like?
Thanks all!
Very useful. I work in the IT industry, service management type roles. |
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