In the states depending on who you work for and how high up the food chain you are depends on how much vacation (leave) you get. I have worked several jobs where I didnt get any vacation time till after one year of full time employment (hourly pay rate job). If you are paid salary then you usually will get 2 weeks to start with and it goes up the longer you work there. Typically an additional week for every year of service up to whatever the company puts the max at.