Of the 12 nations surveyed, Ireland and Holland are in a similar position with just 29 days, but Denmark, parts of Germany, Portugal and Sweden do the least work, with between 38 and 39 days holiday.
在调查涵盖的12个国家里,爱尔兰和荷兰情况相似,都是29天,而丹麦、德国部分地区、葡萄牙和瑞典的上班族工作最少,节假日有38或39天。
Employees in Holland, England, Ireland and Italy have just 20 days statutory paid annual leave, with additional entitlement at the discretion of employers.
荷兰、英国、爱尔兰和意大利的员工只有20天的法定带薪年假,额外休假还得由老板来定夺。
A plethora of annual Bank Holidays also exist across Europe. Portugal, Sweden, Spain and some parts of Germany top the list with 14 days each, including holidays such as 'Freedom Day' (Dia da Liberdade) on April 25 in Portugal and 'Midsummer's Day' on June 25 in Sweden.
在欧洲各国普遍存在法定假日过多的情况。葡萄牙、瑞典、西班牙和德国部分地区各有14天法定假日,高居榜首。这些假日包括葡萄牙的“自由日”(4月25日)和瑞典的“仲夏节”(6月25日)等。
In contrast, England has the least number of public holidays - only eight. Our patron saint's day, St George's Day on April 23, is not recognised as a public holiday, unlike Ireland's St. Patrick's Day, whose celebrations on March 17 are famous worldwide.
相比之下,英国的公休假最少,只有8天。爱尔兰人在圣帕特里克节(3月17日)的庆祝活动世界闻名,但是英国的守护神日——圣乔治日(4月23日)却没有被设为公共假日。
The Danes receive a generous 27 statutory days, despite having the lowest number of Bank Holidays on the calendar. Their holiday allowance puts them ahead of Finland, France, Norway, Portugal and Sweden, who all get 25 days.
丹麦人尽管日历上标出的法定公休假最少,但他们却享有多达27天的年假,超过了有25天年假的芬兰、法国、挪威、葡萄牙和瑞典。