70% of workers unhappy with holiday leave

SEVEN out of 10 workers are unhappy with the amount of paid holidays they receive and half said they would take a pay cut for more days off, a survey has shown.

The IrishJobs.ie survey also found that 43% took one week or less for their main holidays and 65% said their workload increased when they took leave.

Ireland has one of the lowest holiday entitlements in the EU with the minimum statutory holidays allowed under EU law of only 20 days. Public holidays increase the number to 29.