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It's strange to have that allowance laid out as a fixed number up front.

Most of my jobs in my career have offered 25-30 days paid holiday, plus the 8 or so days of public holidays, and paid sick leave.

That way you don't fall into a trap of debating whether you should use your last allotted "personal day" on something you might thing isn't worth taking it for as you might need it later.

It is for a lot of companies. It's called "PTO" or Paid Time Off.

Isn't that called "holidays"? We have one month every year by law here. But of course you have to negotiate when they are with your employer.