Remote employees are just as much in need of time off as office-based workers as the boundaries between work and private life can easily become blurred. As annual leave varies substantially from country to country, we have focused on a select number of countries across the world with some of the most generous annual leave.
In this article we breakdown seven different types of leave around the world, some which may be new to you, that are worth knowing about when employing remotely. While some forms of paid leave are common (statutory or annual, pregnancy and maternity, and sick leave) others vary significantly from country to country.