Employee Benefits in Other Countries

Employee Benefits in Other Countries
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What country other than the United States, Mexico, Canada, or China did you analyze?
I analyzed the employee benefits in the UK and compared them to those in the United States.
What specific benefit did you analyze? Describe it.
I analyzed the paid time off (PTO) benefit. Paid time off benefit entails a bank of days that an employee can draw for sick leave, personal days, vacations, as well as the time that may be required for appointments such as a doctor’s visit. Today, offering PTO seems to surpass the rather traditional vacation and sick time model. This benefit typically includes a specific amount of time that an employee may use for vacations, sick leave and other personal days. In most instances, both full-time and part-time employees are eligible for PTO benefit. However, the amount of time that is allowed is based on an employee’s contract with the organization he/she works for (Sanicola, 2011). This benefit can be classified into two categories; holiday benefits and leave (personal and sick leave) benefits.
How does the benefit work in the United States?
The US does not observe any statutory mandates for annual leave entitlements. The number of days allowed for annual leave is taken as a share of the compensation deal agreed upon by the employee and the employer (Kwon & Hein, 2013). However, according to findings from report released by the Centre for Economic and P…