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Research draft

vacation

vr.tr.vacation · XCT.TME

Let an agent handle vacations by type, entitlement, planning, rights and safety.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle vacations by type, entitlement, planning, rights and safety.

A period of leave from work, school or other duties, used for rest, travel or recreation, such as annual leave, school holidays, city breaks and parliamentary recesses.

What it is for: Rest, recovery, travel and family time.

It can be check paid leave entitlement; plan and book trips; know consumer and travel rights; prepare for health and safety abroad.

Distinguishing features

Time away from duties

Paid leave is a legal right in many places

Varies by country and sector

Planning involves rights and safety

What it looks like

Not physical; a period of time away from usual duties.

How it is recognised

Types such as annual leave or school holidays

Booking confirmations and itineraries

Parliamentary recess is an institutional break

Related models

is a kind of - category

leave of absence

is protected by - law

working time law

involves - activities

travel and tourism

is related to - time off

public holiday

In practice

Families and kinds

annual paid leave

school and university holidays

short breaks and city breaks

company shutdowns

institutional recesses

Standards and regulation

EU Working Time Directive (minimum 4 weeks paid leave)

EU Package Travel Directive

National leave laws

Failure modes and hazards

Unpaid or denied leave

Travel scams

Health risks abroad

Also called

company holidayscity breakChristmas breaklearcationparliamentary recessShort breakscout campschool holidaycreative vacationspring holidayfall breakconstruction holidayEaster breakwinter sports holidaycosmetic vacationwinter vacationPotatislovTattie holidaysGerman school holiday

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.vacation-act

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Entitlement Leave rights.

Rights vary.

Leave

Paid leave.

Leave

Leave entitlement.

  1. How much paid leave is the worker entitled to here? provenance
  2. How is it booked? action

School

Term dates.

School

School holidays.

  1. When are the school holidays? provenance
  2. Are term-time absences allowed? boundary
Planning Trips.

Planning prevents problems.

Booking

Travel and stay.

Booking

Booking.

  1. Is the booking from a reputable provider? boundary
  2. What is the cancellation policy? provenance

Documents

Passports and visas.

Documents

Travel documents.

  1. Which travel documents and visas are needed? provenance
  2. Are they valid? boundary
Rights Consumer protection.

Travellers have rights.

Package travel

Protection.

Package

Package travel rights.

  1. Is this a protected package holiday? boundary
  2. What happens if the organiser fails? provenance

Complaints

Redress.

Complaints

Complaints.

  1. How can a complaint be made? action
  2. Which body handles it? provenance
Safety Health and travel.

Safety abroad matters.

Advice

Official travel advice.

Advice

Travel advice.

  1. What does official travel advice say for the destination? provenance
  2. Are there health requirements? provenance

Insurance

Cover.

Insurance

Travel insurance.

  1. Is travel insurance in place? boundary
  2. What does it cover? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should vacation types be separate entries?
  • How should leave rules be localised?
  • How should travel advice be linked?