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Benefits

Chart: Companies were asked how much vacation time they give their employees after 1, 5, and 10 years of service.

 

AUGUST 1989

How much vacation time do you give your employees?

1 year of 5 years of 10 years
service service of service
Two weeks 77% 24% 0%

Three weeks 15 65 65

Four+ weeks 2 6 29

Five+ weeks 0 0 1

Depends on option* 5 5 5

* Companies that have vacation buying and selling as an option under their flexible benefit program

Source: Survey of Salaried Employee Benefits Provided by Major U.S. Employers in 1988, Hewitt Associates

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