- What industry do you work in and what is your role?
- What are your responses in your role / position?
- Can you describe to the function of your workplace / company?
- How many departments, how many offices. National or International?
- What are the minimum requirements for employment ie Education or Experience?
- How many opportunities are there to ‘move up the ladder’?
- What is the process for changing job roles ie Interview? Test?
- Current projects? Deadlines? Opportunities?
- Anything of interest happening?
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Everyone loves a paid day off — but how many public holidays you get depends on where you work in the world. Iran has the most public holidays of any country in the world with 27 days in 2021. Sri Lanka, with 25 days, and Cambodia, with 21, also have some of the most.
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Japan has changed the dates of some of its public holidays this year because of the Olympics. The country has 17 public holidays. Neighboring South Korea has 16.
(1)Did you enjoy the Tokyo Olympics?
(2)What are the most important public holidays in your country? How are they usually celebrated?
3.[responsivevoice voice = "US English Female" buttontext = ""]Some countries have different public holidays for different states, such as India, Thailand and Australia. Most of Canada has 11, for example, but Quebec has 12.
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In the US, workers usually have 10 public holiday days. However, in June 2021, an 11th day was added to the list — Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates the end of slavery in the country.
(1) What holidays do you look forward to the most? Why?
(2) Which of the countries mentioned in the article would you be most interested in visiting? Why?
(3) How do you usually spend three-day weekends?
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People in England only have eight days, but other countries in Europe get more time off. Most of the continent has 10 to 14 public holidays. Most of France, for example, has 12. Mexico has the fewest public holidays of any country in the world with just seven days.
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Countries with higher salaries usually have fewer public holidays. According to HR Drive, the top 10 countries with the highest salaries only get an average of eight public holidays. Around the world, the average is 11 public holidays a year.
