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The table below shows the minimum number of public holidays that companies are required to give their full-time workers in six countries in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the minimum number of public holidays that companies are required to give their full-time workers in six countries in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The provided table illustrates the minimum paid
holidays
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, measured in
days
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, for full-time workers in six distinct countries in 2016.
According to
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 the data, among all nations, Finland had the most paid vacation and paid public
holidays
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,
while
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 the fewest
was
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were
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 reported in Japan. As shown in the figure, Finland was the country with the most paid
holidays
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, with 25 for vacation and 11 for public
holidays
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. Placed in the
second,
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total
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a total
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 of 30 paid
holidays
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 were allocated for full-timers in Australia.
This
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 figure was closely followed by Sweden, at 25
days
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,
although
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they
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it
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 did not receive any paid public
holidays
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.
Furthermore
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, employees in the USA were
subjected
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for
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to
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 20 paid
holidays
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,
at
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apply
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10
days
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 for each category. Meanwhile, China had 16
of
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apply
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total paid
holidays
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, with a difference of 6 between
both
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the
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days
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two days
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. Interestingly, Japan had the fewest
day
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days
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, at only 10
days
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 for vacation.

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Basic structure: Add more body paragraphs.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Write more paragraphs.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words holidays, days with synonyms.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • minimum
  • public holidays
  • full-time workers
  • companies
  • countries
  • requirement
  • 2016
  • illustrates
  • highest
  • least
  • similar
  • indicating
  • approach
  • differences
  • linked
  • cultural values
  • economic strategies
  • highlight
  • variations
  • policies
  • priorities
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