We all dream of a little more leave.
TIRED of slogging away for what seems like just a few days of annual leave per week?
According to the International Labour Organization’s Working Conditions Laws Report, some of the best places to work if you want lots of holidays are cities in the Middle East and Europe.
Sure, we have it pretty good here in Australia, with 38-hour work weeks and 20 days of mandated leave time per year (ignoring the inevitable overtime many of us do).
The only downside — of which we’re painfully aware — is that Australia is both huge and relatively isolated, and getting off the continent requires long plane rides that risk eating up precious holiday days.
Fortunately, there’s plenty to see and do within the country, and destinations such as New Zealand and Bali are relatively easy to reach.
But if you’re desperately seeking longer holidays, or to get more out of your leave days, look no further than one of these four countries with impressive travel benefits.
1. FRANCE
While the French have long been known for taking leisurely lunches, the country’s mandated 35-hours-only work week is not always a reality for salaried employees, and many companies find ways to keep their staffers in the office for longer periods of time.
Still, all employees get 25 days of annual leave per year, and some towns and neighbourhoods all but close down for the month of August, when Frenchmen and women go on their annual summer holidays.
2. SWEDEN
No list of places where life is good would be complete without a Scandinavian nation, and with 25 days of paid holidays a year, Sweden does pretty well in the travel benefits department, tying with Denmark (the rest of the Nordic countries get 20-24 days per year).
Like most people from the Northern Hemisphere, Swedes tend to holiday mainly in the summer school holidays, but those extra days off can really come in handy during the chilly, dark winters, when cities such as Stockholm and Malmo get less than seven hours of light per day.
3. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
You’ll have plenty of time off to explore the Dubai coast if you live in the UAE.Source:Supplied
One of the few countries in the world with significantly more foreign residents than nationals, the UAE is a great place to work if you want a decent salary and lots of annual leave. Fulltime employees here get a whopping 30 days off annually, on par only with Yemen.
The country’s location makes it convenient for visiting Europe, Asia, and Africa without having to spend multiple days in transit. Furthermore, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are both major international transit hubs for two of the world’s most comfortable airlines: Emirates and Etihad, both of which offer direct flights to major destinations around the world.
4. UK
It may come as a surprise that the UK has some of the most generous holiday day packages on the planet. But with 28 days of annual leave, the Brits put even France to shame (though, admittedly, the French work fewer hours and receive more benefits overall).
There are also plenty of budget carriers offering cheap flights from major British cities to destinations across Europe, making it a good base for those wanting to get to know the continent without actually living on it.
Still, the British pound is usually fairly strong and living in the UK is relatively expensive, making daily life in most other destinations feel like a bargain.
This story originally appeared on Oyster.com.
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