I had 6 weeks of annual leave saved up. Im changing to a job that pays significantly more than my current salary. When my boss asked me what it would take to stay, I asked for a salary increase of 35% which he begrudingly gave me. Then I quit. This equated to an entitlement payout of about $10,700 instead of $8000 on my previous rate, an extra $2700. And the new job still pays more than the increased rate I asked for.
Of course. I also take almost a month’s worth of vacation every year. The way my shift schedule rotates I can often take a single day off and go away for more than a week, making it easy to accrue leave if I’m only slightly picky with my schedule. The last few years I’ve started to pick up skiing.
I was sick for several weeks last year, which sucked but my sick leave covered it easily. That will get me 5% on my pension per year accrued at retirement and I’m still on pace to get a year. Partial years are counted but that’s the easy number to remember
During the entirety of the pandemic we obtained free leave for a positive COVID test for the duration of the illness.