Americans React to Workers Rights: UK vs. USA

[@DannyHeywood]

In the UK, the reason you get sent home if you come in sick, is because you are going to make all the other staff sick. It's just common sense.

[@NaeniaNightingale]

Well the US don’t have common sense xD

[@colinlock-lv9vv]

SOME TWATTY BOSSES IN UK DONT LET YOU GO HOME STRAIGHT AWAY, SEE NURSE IF ON SIGHT

[@judithday1407]

You do5get paid if you are sick. Plus companies don't pay so 100 a week won't go far

[@judithday1407]

Don't get paid5

[@judithday1407]

People go to work sick when they need the money

[@simonfunwithtrains1572]

In the land of the free you're free to treat your workers any way you see fit.

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

Here in the UK our workers joined Unions and fought and fought HARD for decades to get our Rights

[@niklfc9384]

The city of Liverpool fought the army and the navy for the uks workers rights..

[@KarlHamilton]

And now the great unwashed vote for the tories. Unbelievabley stupid.

[@stephensmith4480]

@@niklfc9384 That`s right. Winston Churchill sent Royal Navy Gunboats up The River Mersey with their Guns trained on The city, that`s when he was Home Secretary.

[@watsappenin2865]

​@@niklfc9384and yet everyone hates Liverpool. I love the fact they wont signthe national anthem either, they really make a stand against bullshit like that, and they fought against the government when the police blamed the Hillsborough disaster on the fans. If you want to see real people go to Liverpool, the rest of the country are brainwashed sheep and are very judgemental of anyone else who doesnt have the standard british mindset. Liverpool best city in the world and best football team

[@kevmccormick1767]

@@stephensmith4480 didnt he do the same in glasgow too? Sure I remember reading about that, he sent the army and weapons with possible orders to open fire on scottish citizens.

[@ceecee130847]

My sister and I are British. I live in England she is in the US after marrying an American. The story of maternity/paternity rights under the law (with 3 children each) could not be more different. The US is hard on its people, and most of them don't even know it.

[@Arcadia61]

They've been brainwashed into thinking that the US is the greatest country on Earth. It's definitely the wealthiest, but also, definitely NOT the greatest, unless you're in 'the top one per cent'. In my tiny country of half a million people and without any natural resources except sunshine, we get 5 weeks of paid leave, 14 days of public holidays and if one or more of the public holidays fall on a day you don't work, it is added to your vacation leave. All this with full pay. Also, 15 days of fully paid sick leave and 36 days at half-pay. All on top of free healthcare and free education at all levels. Students over 16 years old get monetary grants and stipends to help them not be any sort of burden on their families to buy books and entertainment.

[@Phiyedough]

Videos like this do help raise awareness that US employees are being screwed compared to those in most countries.

[@kevmccormick1767]

Theres a reason from birth till death americans are brainwashed into instantly associating the words socialist socialism communism and communist with evil bad.

[@Arltratlo]

and in other countries, people have a lot freedoms, too! and no fear to be shot!

[@rree9550]

exactly. for all the harm the internet is wrecking there's this flip side. wake up 'muricans.

[@nearlyretired7005]

"Land of the Free"...employees are shackled and teated like a number in the USA!

[@snapgab]

It'll never make sense to me how so much of the US's political discourse is focused on calling things that are considered totally normal in tons of other countries 'impossible' and 'unrealistic.' How is this not immediately called out and debunked, how are the politicians pushing that nonsense not ridiculed and bullied out of their careers over it?

[@khadija.jouini]

Seeing them laughing through the pain is simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking💀

[@Music5362]

Having someone coming to work, who has the flu, and who starts spreading it around to the other workers, just seems stupid.. even from the employers point of view.

[@mikeh2006]

Yea I'd rather they stay off on full pay then me getting ill

[@0x2A_]

I hope you don't shop at ASDA, when I worked in the warehouse the amount of sick days you could have was pretty shit so wasting them on a cold/flu wasn't a priority due to the risk of minor physical injury, it was much more beneficial to keep them for that as to not get a major physical injury. Big employers for "low skill" jobs don't care, there is a queue of people waiting to work. ASDA was owned by by Walmart at the time, funny that 😂

[@shininglightphotos1044]

​@0x2A_ yes, my own experience of asda was them wanting me to finish a shift even thought I was projectile vomiting (they'd closed the staff kitchen facilities, so my lunch had gone off while sitting in my locker). Not only did they want me to arrange my own cover, but they kept calling me in hospital for the next two days, while I was on a drip. Not being the sort of person to sue, I just told them what they could do with their job.

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

Plus imagine an employee with flu working at Pizza Hut 🤮 he is sneezing over the customers pizza or what?

[@Golightly354]

@@PattisKarriereKarten Quite right it is disgusting.

[@kerryjones7191]

Shared maternity is a thing here in the uk. The father can have more leave, but it's deducted from the mothers leave. So instead of Mam having 1 year and Dad having 2 weeks, they can opt for shared maternity and both have 6 months. Or if Mam earns more, the Dad can take most of the leave and be a stay at home Dad, while Mam returns to work. It's more flexible than this video suggests

[@tbct4619]

or just save your holiday days and use them at the end of the 2weeks so averages about 4/5weeks

[@Nickcooper625]

Yeah, when our first was born, my wife - a teacher - took four months as maternity, before going back to work a couple of before the Summer break. I took those two weeks as leave, but then went on Shared Parental Leave until just before the Christmas. This worked well for us, as while my wife earned more, what my employer gave for SPL was more generous.

[@RushfanUK]

When my nephew had his third child he had moved jobs and his company allowed him 12 months paternity leave, 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay, made a huge difference not just with the baby but with the two other children who were both pre school.

[@Duane.McFarlane]

America isn't a country. it's a business.

[@marvinc9994]

Got it in one: "In the Dollar We Trust".

[@williamwilkes9873]

@@marvinc9994 do you?

[@Music5362]

The business of America is business.

[@carked5707]

Unions needed

[@robovac3557]

Damn right. A horrible place.

[@anulka3110]

In Poland, holiday entitlement is 26 days, not counting 13 public holidays, i.e. 26+13. So in the annual statement it is approximately 250 days of work and 113 days off. 40 hours of work per week. You can be sick for up to six months. The employer pays for 1 month, then the state pays 80% of the salary. After half a year there is a temporary pension and no one can fire you. Additionally, there are 60 days of care for a sick child per year. If he has the flu, the doctor sends a notice to work and you get paid for it. In Poland, most pregnant women do not work and receive 100% paid sick leave for 9 months. Theoretically, poor health is the reason why in practice a woman should rest and take care of herself. They can't fire her at work because the law protects her very much. After giving birth there is 52 weeks of maternity leave paid at 81.5%. After a year, you can take 36 months of unpaid leave with a return guarantee. And there are no costs of childbirth or hospitalization. If something is wrong with your health, the entire hospital stay and the specialist are free of charge. After a healthy delivery, you are always in the hospital for 3 days so that the mother and baby can rest, be examined and learn how to care for the baby. We provide free treatment to all children up to their 18th birthday (petiatrist, cardiologist, surgeon in every field...)

[@crussty]

This is insane. How people call America the land of the free always blows my mind. I know I'm lucky but I get 40 days paid holiday a year

[@evashell]

Not to mention you don't get universal health care.

[@Kari.F.]

I know! I have asked Americans what freedoms they think they have, and that they don't believe that people have in Canada, Australia, Europe etc. I would have lived in a constant state of fear and worry if I had been a regular American citizen, living paycheck to paycheck like 2/3 of Americans do. I have known several American expats. They all miss loved ones, but they all have a much greater sense of freedom here (Scandinavia). They work less, earn more and have both the time off and financial opportunity to travel if they want to.

[@almamater9566]

Its up to 6 months fully paid here in France. And you can not get fired no matter how long you are sick. If it lasts longer another institution takes care of you. Not your boss paying you anymore but you still get money

[@crussty]

@@almamater9566 Nice. I was just talking about holiday days though. I also get additional sick pay

[@envya4174]

yeah america is only 15th in the world for freedom, joint with germany and japan, which is pretty poor since america is the supposed land of the free, yet nordic countries which some americans sometimes call commies due to being quite a bit further left wing are doing much better for that, and switzerland sits in the number 1 position which is absolutely no surprise whatsoever

[@Feehlo382]

There is a lot wrong with the UK but listening to you guys I have some gratitude!

[@karenpaxton]

Same! 🇬🇧

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Same we dont know how lucky we are and we take it for granted 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@eddieboy4667]

As a retired engineer in the UK, I found that people would still come in to work if ill, even though they would get full pay. Just because they didn’t want to let their colleagues down.

[@djlads]

And now people some are working from home 0 sick leave as 0 spread to others

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

And spread their cold or flu around the whole place because they want to be a Martyr

[@Arltratlo]

i am German, we work harder as most Brits, and we are much more effective... and we stay home if sick, so we dont make our co-workers sick!

[@edsp666]

Don't want to let their colleagues down? I wouldn't want to go in if I was ill for the SAKE of my colleagues to keep them safe from getting ill too

[@sandersson2813]

Self employment is the best cure for illness

[@smp6565]

In my home country you have unlimited sick leave (paid, like in most European countries) as long as you provide a doctors note (which is also free). If you're sick in your holiday time, you get those holiday days back, as being sick doesn't count as a "holiday". Hearing how my us friends had it before coming to Europe makes me truly appreciate what I took for granted all my life 🙏🏻

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

It's not unlimited 😂😂

[@smp6565]

@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 uhm pretty much yes. A girl who worked with me was of sick for 2 years. Sure after a certain period the percentage of pay goes down but within the "normal" realms it's pretty much unlimited

[@thomasmumw8435]

When my boyfriend died unexpectedly my manager wouldn't let me come back to work until I was ready, 6 months paid mourning helped me to sort myself and my finances out. I'm just an admin worker, I work a std 37hr week mostly from home after covid-19. I get 28 days paid leave, plus our national bank holidays (8 days). I get paid sick leave, max 6 months full paid then another 6mths at half pay. I enjoy my job and after 34 yrs I still think I'm contributing to the company. I think I have a good work/life balance. Also I have been in a workers union all my working life.

[@givepeasachance7]

I started a new job in London Nov 2007 and tragically my dad passed away in Apr of 2008. This was in SA so I had to fly back to help my mum. I ended up being gone for 5 weeks that my boss wrote off as compassionate leave. I'm still with them and will never forget that generosity. My sister who still lives there was only allowed to get 2 days off and that included my dad's funeral. All the days we spent by his bedside she had to take as leave. I just don't understand how companies can't see that people won't give their best if you treat them like dirt.

[@DaisyCatToo]

​​@@givepeasachance7I'm guessing that SA stands for South Africa, for those that don't know.

[@47bytes]

@@givepeasachance7US corps don't value their workers. They can treat them like shit because they can fire you and there will be someone next in line needing the money. But why, across all income groups, are people so desperate for money? Low income: Poor people need money because well obviously they're poor. Median Income: Back in the day the government and corporations created this image in peoples mind that in order to live a normal american life you must own your own house. People with their free will sign contracts which read "the house is yours in 50 years". Missing payments could result in you losing your home which would result in you being homeless and poor. High Income: You can have a substantial amount of money in your bank account and still lose it all if you lose your job because you can get very sick and getting very sick could mean 800k in hospital bills or even more then that. Think about that for a second - you can be a millionaire in the US and still end up homeless if you're not part of the system anymore. Only once you're ultra rich you can live a carefree life and be able to stand up and leave if you get treated like shit. And guess what - these people don't get treated like shit but like gods, glorifying their life's so everybody knows how amazing it is to be rich.

[@paulgreen758]

@@givepeasachance7 mate I feel for you, I had the same thing when my wife passed I was off work for 4 months fully paid, and decided to retire soon after, im glad you are here in a civilised 1st world country stay well and safe

[@janeemilybosques8687]

It’s shocking that there’s no statutory holiday..I work in Spain and I get 5 weeks plus 15 bank holidays. Companies in the US need to start looking after their staff!

[@portlyoldman]

JPS, it's up to you and your generation to change the face of US politics and turn it around from being an oligarchy (part theocracy) to a real democracy!!!

[@Mike-lg5zi]

actually, the US is a Democratic Republic.

[@brianbradley6744]

They regard UK democracy, particularly the NHS, as socialism. They still have the McCarthy attitude (Joseph, that is).

[@portlyoldman]

@@brianbradley6744 - exactly and that’s what these guys need to change 😀

[@WolfHeathen]

You can't have democracy in a country that uses an electoral college. In a democracy, the popular vote decides every outcome without fail or exception. In the US, winning the popular vote is incidental and has no bearing on the outcome unless -- against all odds -- those votes happen to land in the most important electoral college states. 19 presidential elections have had electoral college wins but less than 50% of the popular vote. Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams are the only two presidents who have won a higher percentage of the popular vote than the electoral college percentage vote. The US does not, and will never have, democracy. It's a federal republic with a democratic element (which is the right to vote). Anyone who tells you the US is a democracy is a liar.

[@portlyoldman]

@@WolfHeathen - can’t argue with that 😵‍💫

[@petrlorenc7230]

What's puzzling to me about this video is, that you're such a good sport about all this. I mean...the Britons had a celebration of the NHS even within the opening ceremony of the (amazing) 2012 olympics in London - that's how they cherish it as a major achievement. And it's the same over here in Czechia: we're extremely glad we got rid of communism back in 89, but we'd never give up on universal healthcare/mandatory sick leave/4 weeks of vacation. Never.

[@RushfanUK]

It's somewhat ludicrous that the USA refers to Christmas as "The Holidays" when for most US citizens it is anything but a holiday.

[@djlads]

Yeah, 1 day off isn't a holiday.

[@mikeh2006]

Holiday means holy day so Christmas, Easter etc fit the term

[@josmith6684]

it’s two weeks for me 😂🎉

[@djlads]

@mikeh2006 no America uses the Holidays to cover Thanksgiving (end of Nov) and Christmas

[@WolfHeathen]

It doesn't exactly work like that. "Holy day" isn't a modern English word. it comes from Old English in the 1500's and was used to refer to any religious anniversary celebration, such as Christmas, Easter, or any given Sunday. It's been transferred to modern English but its meaning has changed somewhat. It now includes pretty much any day you have off from work, including vacation. When Americans say "the holidays" or "holiday season" specifically, they refer to the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's much more than just one day.

[@theonesillyboy]

Few things to clarify: 1. What he's talking about is the amounts/days that are the legal minimums that are provided automatically - minimum Annual Leave in UK is 28 days including Bank Holidays (i.e. Christmas etc), Statutory Sick Pay is currently £109 p/week (for up to 28 weeks, and then Government will support you further with sick benefits), Maternity Leave is 52 weeks with first 39 weeks paid (6 weeks on 90% and then 33 weeks on £172 p/week), Paternity Leave is only 2 weeks but there is something called Shared Parental Leave when the mother and father can split the Maternity Leave between themselves. Other types of leave will be usually unpaid but for instance in bereavement, your doctor can give you a sick note and you can be signed off as sick for bereavement 2. Many companies give their employees more in the contract than the legal minumum. For instance I have 36 days Annual Leave including BH, I have 3 months sick leave on full pay and another 3 on half pay, we give 6 weeks Maternity on full pay, 20 weeks on half pay and 13 on Statutory minimum and the rest unpaid, we have discretionary unlimited number of days Compassionate leave (can be used in bereavement), we also have Dependancy leave 5 days on full pay 3. UK is actually one of the least employee friendly countries in Europe and many other European countries have even better provisions for employees 4. Another aspect he does not cover is that here in Europe/UK we have very good protections from being fired by an employer 5. Finally, you Americans have no idea how you are being screwed over by your country because it is essentially run like a corporation, by corporations for corporations. And you believe the lies the Republicans tell you that expecting any protection from state is being a communist. In Europe we have workers protections (so you cannot be fired on w whim), anti-discrimination protections (so you cannot be fired because you're black/gay/female etc), we have set minimum wage/pay, social security (so there is some basic safety if you become unable to care for yourself), free education (in UK only up to Highschool but in most Europe including University), free healthcare (so you don't have to worry when calling an ambulance or going to Hospital and can see a doctor for free, even the medicine is subsidised by state), effective public transport (you actually don't need a car, unless you live in countryside), consumer protections (i.e. on returning items, recently EU forced Apple to adapt USB charging), proper privacy laws, there are laws regulating what goes into our foods (so you can be sure that nothing harmful is there) etc etc. I cannot believe that so many Americans especially poor working class are voting for GOP/Republicans and believe their lies, even your Democratic Party would be seen as centrist in Europe and not wanting to go far enough to make life better for ordinary people. Your American Dream is a lie told you by billionaires that want to keep you poor as they are getting richer and richer

[@theonesillyboy]

one other general aspect to mention .... generally Europe is very safe comparing to America (or most other parts of the world). shootings are just not a thing here

[@provokedfob]

Uk is certainly not bad as a place to work. And you dont have one of the least best employee protections, you're pretty high when it comes to paid vacation :p i have 20 mandatory (belgium) and with seniority (ancienity) you'll get extra. For instance, i work at a pretty famous brewery. Duvel Moortgat as a labor (arbeider). And after two years now, i get one extra day paid leave. Don't get me wrong, we don't have it bad at all either, because we will have other benefits you guys might not get. Pat/maturnity if i'm not mistaken is about the same :) Small correction, we do have more days than 20 if you add the national holidays, like newyear christmas, idk how to call it in english, but the day Jesus went to heaven, basically all Christian holidays + a few

[@georgH]

This comment summarizes it all.

[@dereknewbury163]

Yeah, love the wifebeater vibe. Just add in a few beers and a couple of belches for complete stereotype. Sorry about Evan. We in the UK have taken a nice ordinary American capitalist boy and turned him into a socialist and no, you can't have him back. He has grown on us

[@101steel4]

I was expecting a few cans of Stella 😂😂

[@MrSinclairn]

Too true about Evan Edinger ! 😂👍

[@dmmoctober]

I thought they were more going for the gay vibe what with the kid with the lip filler

[@dereknewbury163]

@@101steel4 These guys drink Bud Lite, Stella is a bit too sophisticated. As it says in the Bible, "cast not pearls etc"

[@101steel4]

@@dmmoctober 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shininglightphotos1044]

Asda here was run by Wallmart. My colleague was in a car accident, abd they wanted her to find a replacement for her shift. On another occasion, I was projectile vomiting & they wanted me to vontinue to the end of my shift. I was then in hospital for the next two days on a drip, and they kept calling me at the hospital, wanting me to arrange cover, and explain when I'd be back. It's the only aggressive company structure I've come across. They tried to convince me that Bank Holidays are only payable if you complete the entire working year, no matter how long you'd been there...instead of calculating a pro-rata entitlement as the year progressed. I used to work in payroll, so I knew they were wrong, but they kept arguing that they were right. Their American paymasters were trying to push through American company practices onto British workers, knowing that people needed the job, or couldn't be bothered with the fight, to disagree with them.

[@fizzyridertoo]

Yep, Walmart are a terrible company owned by a horrible family of super rich a554oles.

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Folks, Just to update you on US workers rights, Thanks to your 5th amendment, you have the right to remain silent I think that's how your employers like it.

[@malcolmhouston7932]

But silence isn't compulsory - yet

[@gordongate]

apparently workers rights is socialism

[@paulleach3612]

@@gordongate So are roads, the fire service, schools, and libraries...

[@bisonkambaine5628]

Hahahaha

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Absolutely bang on 😂😂the land of the free??

[@gtagide]

In Portugal Saturdays, Sundays and Holly Days dont count to Vacacions. Only the work days. So u can have 30 or more days of vacacions by year.

[@natalielang6209]

The mum is literally recovering from giving birth. The main point of paternity leave is to be there for the mum and bond with the baby.

[@jennyli7749]

It’s pretty insane…if the woman has had a major operation like a C-section and to be back to work the next day if she can’t afford to take unpaid leave just boggles my mind. You know that these laws are drafted by people who’ve never pushed a 9 pounder out their vaginas or had their abdomen sliced open

[@craigchristian344]

No one's disputing that but it's still a little shorter than it should be.

[@esaedvik]

fathers get about 9 weeks of leave here.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

You know you've got pay in America to hold your baby after you've just given birth its called "Skin on skin" that's America in a nutshell where money overrides your well being and safety but this is what unfettered and out of control capitalism does to a country...

[@mknight702]

At 7:45 when you blame Capitalism for the US system, what sort of society do you think the rest of the civilised world uses? The UK and Europe for instance all are capitalist countries but yet we manage to have sick pay and socialised medicine. The problem with the US isn't capitalism per se but that you let big corporations effectively bribe your politicians. In the US system of government you get the best politicians that money can buy, and that is your problem.

[@Fineleg659]

I took ill at work one day and the company were so concerned that they immediately sent me to a private clinic to have all the tests, x-rays and scans and they paid for it all. Although I could have gone to a NHS Hospital they decided they wanted immediate action to diagnose my condition. That's what you call a considerate and compassionate employer.

[@warailawildrunner5300]

I fell one day on the way to work, slammed myself on a kerbstone across the ribs to the point it was hard to breath - the matron of our ward (standalone MH unit) took me to A&E herself to ensure I got there in one piece. A second time I fell ill at work and was driven home by one of our doctors, again to make sure I got home. I love my workplace, staff always help out each other. UK has some asshat employers - can't escape that fact... but the vast majority look out for their employees... as that is how you retain your trained workforce.

[@habi0187]

Well an accident on your way to and from work is covered by the employers mandatory accident insurance in my country so making sure that you have no persistent illness from this accident is also good for the employer because otherwise his insurance might go up. At least this is how it works here.

[@tarkwharton2277]

Your chattin chit mate....unless your workin for the goverment.....ive always had to fight my way threw illness...no one cares unless your workin...get back on the bread line realise we dont all get paid the same ...stop pretending we do...i drop a days pay i lose that income no sick pack pay or anythin

[@mothmagic1]

It's an unfortunate fact that there are too few companies like that.

[@BrianMcGuirkBMG]

​@habi0187 It's always worrying when you have to call the insurance company rather than actual medical help. What if the accident happened on your day off or betwen jobs? Tough luck?

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

I'm pleased to see you've got mates joining you on these "enlightment" videos. Spread the word... and the US will become a better place, when they can''t brush you off with "that's impossible", "that could never work", "Sorry, can't be done" and bs like that. Peace and love

[@missr7340]

I get 31 days leave and 8 bank holidays. I have super flexi so can start and finish when I want. I love being British and think it's awful people in the US have so little time off.

[@MP-jy5ic]

Same for me plus I take extra days if I have overworked rather than overtime. Next year I get my usual holiday plus an extra 6 weeks for my length of service. Can't wait 😮

[@clairehall7200]

I have flexi which is basically if I do overtime I can take that as paid time off rather than the cash

[@elizabethsimpson4430]

Same, I have flexi, but I can top trump you, because I get 33 days plus b/hs 😋

[@RealConstructor]

@@elizabethsimpson4430Look at the Dutch construction workers labor agreement. I work in construction and get 48 days a year off. 13 of them are payed out in my salary and can be bought back. I never buy them back, so I have a higher salary. By law I have 20 holidays and I get 5 above-law holidays, so total 25 days. Besides that I get 15 ADV days, which means labor time shortening days, the meaning of them is to make sure you work less than 40 hours a week. It’s a relic from the times of high unemployment. And because I’m over 60, I get another 8 senior days.

[@tinsletoesandunicorns5989]

UK worker here. 35 hour week. 30 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays with an option to buy 5 more days. If I had to be off on long term sick, 6 months full pay, then 6 months half pay.

[@davidsheridan2451]

When you hear all these Americans chanting U.S.A , U.S.A. The self proclaimed "Greatest country in the world" . Yeah Right

[@Cymru80-wo1bj]

There is a law in the uk now called ‘shared parental leave and pay’. I’m not sure of the exact rules of it but parents can share the 52 weeks. I think they can choose to take the time together as well if they want to.

[@luciebrisson5881]

We have a similar program here in Québec, Canada. After a male colleague's wife gave birth, she took only one month off because she was self-employed (and coverage differs then) but he took six months paid leave to be with his baby son. It's not full pay except for the first two weeks. After that I believe it's 90% for one month and 65% for the remaining period. He loved having parental leave.

[@Jollzeh]

They can basically split the mother's 52 weeks maternity leave between them, except for the first 2 weeks, which is compulsory leave for the mum. Whoever is on leave gets the basic maternity pay, whoever is at work gets their normal salary. If they are both off at the same time, they both only get the basic pay so it's rare for that.

[@fayesouthall6604]

It because sometimes the mother has the better paid job. Paternity leave is something my cousin did.

[@savagesnayle301]

The rules and regs are somewhat involved in detail but both parents (inc adopting parents) must be sharing parental responsibility at the time of the birth.

[@tiiru86]

In Estonia we get 28 days a year for paid vacation. Office workers and people who work from monday to friday, get all national holidays off and get paid for them. If you work in a restaurant for example, you get paid double on national holiday`s. Maternity leave: You get paid the salary you had, when you went to maternity leave, for a year and half and you don`t have to work.

[@FTFLCY]

When I had my business I would always send people home if they were ill. It's tough when you're a small business, but everyone pulls together to cover the work. Besides which, I didn't want the rest of them catching it. Including me! Despite the smallness of the business (6 folk), all the workers' rights legislation applied to me as an employer, and I was pleased to comply. Should be basic rights everywhere.

[@CountvonCount33]

Yea we did refer to our accrued time off as 'holidays' at one time, but it has become more common to refer to it as annual leave these days in order to distinguish it from actual fixed holidays, i.e. Bank holidays.

[@hughtube5154]

Evan came to the UK to do a masters in mathematics, stayed on a work visa where he used his maths to help startup internet companies refine their marketing and algorithms. He changed visas from the employer-sponsors-you-to-stay kind to the special-talent-in-your-field kind, at which point he became a full time KZbinr. He also has a travel channel on YT.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Doesn't he now live in GERMANY??

[@Technogeist1987]

I live in the UK and used to be considering moving to the US for a bunch of reasons. Then I found out about workers rights in the US and that dream ceased to exist instantly. Fuuuuuuck that. Seems to me America is only worth living in if you're rich, pretty much. Sympathy for my cross atlantic cousins.

[@andrewf3746]

As a uk government employee I get 28days , plus 8 public holidays and also an extra one for the Kings birthday. We are very lucky here in the UK that we have a good work/life balance.

[@lilmisssandi]

try working in private sector u wont get it as good ever lucky if u get over 20 day hols 25 max after long service no yearly pay rise ect not all of us have a good work /life balance

[@01matthewc]

I'm a UK 🇬🇧 private sector employee, been in my job for less than a year. 25 days annual leave & Bank holidays.

[@kevmccormick1767]

@@lilmisssandi regardless if private sector or not the law is the law.

[@balcerzaq]

@@lilmisssandi I'm private sector employee in UK - Wages are not big but I have 32 days holiday and to be honest I have never worked full 8 hours in past 3 years. I rest in my work mostly.

[@peterdavidson3890]

And in the U.K. we still MOAN.

[@patricec.2957]

Romania here, I have 23 days of paid vacation, plus 12 days of bank holidays and overtime is paid at 1.8 x the hourly wage. For your information, a week is equal to 5 days of vacation, as only days worked are counted.

[@knightwish1623]

In Germany it's about the same as the UK. I had 3 OP's on my cervical vertebrae (neck joints). The 3 OP's were done over a space of 1 1/2 years with 13 stays in Hospital, ranging from 1 to 2 weeks at a time. Not only was I off work for 1 1/2 years but my job was waiting for me when I was done healing. The first 6 weeks are payed for by the employer, after that the health insurance steps in and I got 80% of my wage until I went back to work.

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

In the UK we don’t tend to use the term “the holidays” - we tend to refer to it by name. What’s are you doing at Easter? What are your plans for Christmas. The USA blows my mind in letting companies decide whether to give paid holiday or not. No company is likely to choose to do that when they can choose not to lol. I love living in England - yes we aren’t a perfect country and people will always complain about things, but in reality we are lucky. I can ring the GP in the morning and get a free doctors appt that day. I can get paid sick leave, I don’t have to go in when I’m really ill and make everyone else sick. I have 5.5 weeks holiday per year. In addition we don’t have huge extremes of weather and we don’t have extreme animals. I don’t have to choose between medication for my kids or feeding them. The most incredible thing that the US government ever did was brainwash people into believing they have a country that everyone is jealous of and wants to live in. In reality we don’t want to.

[@db6881]

America is still a Plantation it's just that now EVERYONE is a slave.

[@karengray662]

Very interesting reaction, though I do watch Evan a lot, it’s good to see Americans react to what he has to say. In my humble opinion, I think US citizens need to be better informed about workers rights everywhere else in the world. Perhaps then they’d be more prepared to fight for them

[@ravenm6443]

Corporations are good at making sure people are misinformed, especially older millennials and gen x.

[@mikelovesbacon]

I think this is a good point. Americans rarely look beyond their own borders, and are taught America is the greatest country in the world. In some ways that's true, but in others clearly not as is the case with workers rights. More Americans need to be like these guys and look at how things are in other countries. Once they realise things can be better, maybe they'll start demanding better. Maybe there'll be a new generation of politicians that aren't in the pockets of corporations but will genuinely work for the people and improve their lives.

[@Rev.Dr.Vanderbilt4778]

The UK is blessed and is the TRUE land of the free!

[@StephMcAlea]

Yay! Stefan and Arturo are back! You should take them to Britain JP! Evan is now a professional photographer.

[@timford544]

I'd love to see how Geordies react when they see Arturo walking around Newcastle - he's the twin of Bruno G

[@tinabeckworth8747]

I once worked for a supermarket called Asda ( owned previously by Walmart) you were allowed to asked for something called Benidorm leave, this was where you could book up to 3 months where you could spend the winter in a warmer country and your job was safe. Bank holidays are extra days off, one at the begining of May, for May day, another at the end of May, Easter your given Good Friday and the Monday after and one at the end of August. If you work on a bank holiday or Christmas day/ Boxing day( day after christmas) and also New Years day, you get a day in lieu. An extra paid day off.

[@georgemcauley9819]

I hope you don't think this is good 😅

[@callumphillips8689]

UK companies will often optionally go above and beyond on stuff like maternity/paternity leave as an incentive for workers. A company I’ve worked for have offered 8months paid 100% and 2months paid 50% for maternity, paternity offered 4 weeks paid 100% and another 2 weeks at 50%.

[@M4R7YN]

Came here to say exactly this. Plus as we get paid holidays, can always add a couple of weeks of annual leave on the end of your paternity leave!

[@cmccabe5587]

Paternity leave laws and leave have just improved in the UK.

[@Abdullah97484]

I think we should add that if you’re pregnant in the UK, your healthcare becomes free. No matter what income level you are at for the period you are pregnant so GP appointments prescriptions, dental appointments are all free

[@kazz288]

Healthcare is free for everyone

[@emmacolley2]

Yeah they said that above 😂 but included dental is also free when pregnant which it is and while on maternity an prescriptions are free when pregnant regarless of income

[@Musicislife477]

Wait, what?? That’s incredible. It would have been a dream to have my medical paid for when I was pregnant. Workers here have no rights. People say we’re workaholics, but it’s not because we want to be, we have to be. People say Americans don’t like to travel. We love to travel! But only getting a few vacation days a year doesn’t allow for us to do any international traveling. Like in the video, the most you can get is ten days off and a lot of the time you claim one or two or three vacation days when you’re super sick and still need the money. We are super limited and no matter how many petitions people sign, the big corporations have their hands in the politician’s pockets, and that’s why the U.S. is in the place it’s in right now. 🤦‍♀️

[@kazz288]

Healthcare and dental care doesn't become free when you are pregnant. It is free for everyone regardless of sex, gender and age.

[@mikelovesbacon]

@@kazz288 Dental care isn't free for everyone. Most adults have to pay, albeit a subsidised amount if and only if they win the dental lottery and find an NHS dentist accepting patients.

[@dimitri877]

Not to mention the average bill for childbirth in the US is upwards of $18k, this is in free in most if not all of Europe. I know it depends on insurance in the US, but here we don't pay for true miracles.

[@britblue]

Workers rights / representation didn't come easily - look at things like The Peterloo Massacre & The History of Labour Law in the UK & you can see the struggle ordinary workers took so that today we can enjoy the benefits of paid holiday/maternity/sick leave

[@kevmccormick1767]

If you want to learn about workers rights we need to start looking towards the soviets, without the soviets we would have no such thing as workers rights.

[@Sofasurfa]

⁠@@kevmccormick1767 Sir, I would like to point you in the direction of Dorset’s martyrs, the Tolpuddle Martyrs 1834, thus it is documented that the workers of the UK were fighting for workers rights and getting penalised, 12 years before Karl Marx founded the Communist Correspondence Committee in 1846 and 14 years before Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto in 1848.

[@spanglish_official]

@@kevmccormick1767 while the soviets did help inspire the modern labour movement, I would rather not look to a regime that raped and killed in its millions

[@wulfsorenson8859]

@@kevmccormick1767lmao Soviets and workers rights? Lmao. I’m sure the millions who perished in inhuman conditions under Stalin and Mao would beg to differ 😅

[@MrSketchydave69]

I work for a UK Government Department where standard paid holiday allowance for me is 31.5 days per year, plus bank holidays and the Queen's birthday. I work flexible working hours so can arrange my day around my personal life and can work 3 days of a week from home. If I put the hours in with flexi working and build my hours, I can take up to 2-3 days per month off as flexi-time, in addition to the paid leave. I also get 6 months fully paid sick leave and a further 6 months at half pay.These rights were hard fought for by the Union I have been a member of for the last 32 years.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I mean, I’ve heard of Twinning but it’s nice to see Tripling with white tops.

[@tracyball5041]

First thing I noticed 😂😂😂

[@neochaos03]

They're shooting their Onlyfans right after. They don't have the budget for two outfits.

[@KarlHamilton]

One bottom, two tops.

[@dVb9]

No wives were hurt in the making of this video.

[@JohnNorris1977]

@@KarlHamiltonWhich is which? 😅😂

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

Probably the same as for the US and UK back in the 1950/60s, men could earn enough to keep a family generally. Women could stay home to bring up the kids etc. No more

[@neitilusikka]

In Finland maternity/paternity leave is paid 13 months and starts usually 1 month before due date. Maternity/paternity leaves are shared with both parents. You can give up to 4 months to other parent. For mother you will get 3 months 100% of your yearly salary, after that it changes to 70%. During your leave holiday days accrue normally. And if you happen to be in sickleave before your maternity leave then you can have 100% salary until 60 days( 5 days a week), after that government will pay you the sick leave. Oh and you can change you holiday money (yes we get about 50% of one month salary in a year) to days. So if you have 28 days a year as a holiday dates, you can change all the money to 14/15 extra days etc. Plus of course bank holidays which are during the week. Seems pretty good system...

[@britbazza3568]

Holidays at Christmas in the UK usually works out that most businesses actually close down for a week unless a person works in retail The basic work rights in the UK have been won over hundreds of yrs of workers fighting for these rights. We had unions in the UK dating back hundreds of yrs. But unions can also work against the worker too so it's a double edged sword which people have to be careful of

[@maximus6622]

Unfortunately it's not just retail, it's called the service industry, which retail is a small part of. Warehousing, factories, retail, Hotels, emergency services, just to name a few. Basically most industries that provide a Service. Capitalism doesn't stop for Christmas lol. It's a shame for a lot of hard working people with families, but it's still a lot better than the States 👍

[@britbazza3568]

@@maximus6622 ok I didn't think of that. Lol I'm in a service industry but I'm self employed so I just shut my business entirely over the Christmas period

[@frankmitchell3594]

Normal in construction to shut down work between Christmas and New Year. It's not worth opening a site for three days in the coldest darkest days of the year.

[@craigchristian344]

I work on the recycling wagons and we work over Christmas barring Christmas day.

[@Maladana133]

In Europe, this is common. Even if not in the European Union, it's just a result of a long battle and change of rights. It is a basic human right, and there are very strict with checking and making sure that it's not abused.

[@jackielouise7538]

Yes, what you call a vacation we call a holiday here in the UK. However, Christmas is just called Christmas, but we have Bank Holidays on Christmas Day, Boxing Day (26th December) and New Year's Day.

[@andreisuman7853]

you as young Americans should do something about it

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

I'm retired in the UK, but when I worked I was in a union and I am so pleased that Evan says that unions are coming back in the USA. Join one when you're at work, lads or if there isn't one, start one. Don't let corruption or organised crime take over, which I think is what gave unions a bad name in America in the old days and keep fighting for workers rights.

[@jessovenden]

On the other side of the world Anne, and I wish your wise words could somehow get through, even to these American kids. It’s so hard for them to understand or admit that they are being deceived by the rich men’s lies. But they’re so young and maybe they will live long enough to learn something, I hope so.

[@solidflyer286]

American unions seem to be legalised rackets

[@garyjcampbell2058]

These boys have really great teeth. They are very lucky. Love. pretty, smile, dating.

[@sleepingtoken138]

to the uk being sick is more of a hindrance to employers as it could spread throughout the workforce and cause more people to need off, i’m not sure if the rule is the same for working but in schools if your child has been physically sick they must stay off for at least two days (not a policed rule but most people follow it anyway) and there’s no consequence to that it’s just “come back when you’re better”, and i know that with longer term illness most companies will give around 6 months of full sick pay until you’re cut to docked pay if provided doctors notes

[@henners88]

From the UK here and get 30 days holiday a year, can’t believe Americans are so short changed on this!

[@coot1925]

There were a lot of "should be's" from you guys. You're right, these basic rights should be in place for everyone, but one has to fight for your rights because the rich only get rich by taking as much as they can and giving as little as they can get away with. As my dad used to say "show me a rich man, I'll show you a thief". ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@hyperbole6529]

Was there a discount on white vests

[@rickb.4168]

I was hit by a car cycling home from work in 2017. I got 6 months full pay, 6 months half pay. Then indefinite half pay through our pension policy. Luckily I returned to work. After 2 1/2 years. I can’t imagine not having sick pay. In this day and age it’s ridiculous.

[@SuperKeown]

You can share maternity leave between mother and father as of a few years ago.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

In the UK it's actually 5.6 weeks holiday including statutory holidays (bank holidays). That's not just for full time employees either, part-time get prorated equivalency. For example a 2 day week would get 2/5 of 5.6 weeks. Basically you can't be sacked for being sick unless you can prove it's chronic and damaging the business. You can't be sacked without good reason full-stop, and they MUST give two verbal and two written warning (with slight variations) before they terminate employment, or be held accountable for unfair dismissal before an employment tribunal. The exception to this is gross misconduct or gross negligence - often requiring severe threat to business or life and permitting instant dismissal. You can't sack and replace someone and call it redundancy, if you make someone redundant, the job no longer exist. You can't alter working conditions or the job to a point you force them out, that is called constructive dismissal. In the UK people will volunteer to work statutory holidays for business that need to remain active. The way I remember it, it was double time plus a day off in lieu (extra day holiday) or triple time. Christmas and New Year the company could choose who did the shift, there were always volunteers.Usually September, October time a manager would come in ask whose working Christmas, the married ones stayed quiet and the single ones hand went up, and that was it.. One more thing, your entitlement of days off is YOUR ENTITLEMENT, even if you don't use up your allocation you are entitled to be paid for the remaining time, or use it. Some companies let you carry over some days and add it to the next years entitlement, others will tell you to use it - even force you to use it - as it is a legal requirement, others will let you cash it in - each day for a day's pay... But it is yours and they can't deny it.

[@davidforman6191]

You can be dismissed for gross misconduct in the UK with no prior warnings as long as its not automatic and there are alternative sanctions.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@JamesLMason NO you can't, that's "wrongful dismissal" if there is no legitimate reason. There is a lot more latitude to dismissal but you can't discriminate or other more complex issues. _In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law_ Employers are not just free to dismiss, although the reasons for dismissal are a lot less strict. I still believe the verbal and written warning are required. Plus the trial period is usually 3-6 months not two years. That's when effectively your able to be dismissed because your on probation. Two years is the boundary between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@JamesLMason Actually NO, not requiring their services would be redundancy - it would also incur a minimal redundancy settlement - under two years is not that much, and therefore require the position to not exist anymore. They can't just replace you on those grounds. Unless your in your trial 3-6 month period, in which case they don't really need that much of an excuse. But they're admitting they chose badly to their superior's. They could say your were disruptive, a bad fit, a bad time keeper etc, any number of thousands of reasons, but they couldn't say you were no longer required without triggering redundancy legislation.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@JamesLMason and just out of interest, how many of those wrongful dismissal cases did you win or went to tribunal? The fact your bragging about it tells me more about you than those cases, because in business you'd seek legal advice on every challenge to the company. It doesn't actually mean much saying that. For one person in a company to go through 150 cases how many employees do you have? It sounds like a VERY BAD company to work for... As HR manager that actually says more about you, your handling of employees and your company than the law.... Clarify which country are you in and when were these 150 employees brought into tribunals or mediation (timeframe), and what the outcome was win or loose, and a loose is your company had to remunerate the employee in ANY way? Otherwise I have to suspect your assertion.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@JamesLMason Since the solicitor didn't fire them I have to assume they claimed wrongful/unfair dismissal after YOU did, and you then contacted the company solicitor. That implies YOU made the termination decision and then had to refer to a solicitor for legal advice. That's not argumentative, it's deductive reasoning. As was the assumption 150 cases by one person is somewhat excessive.

[@AlexandraHunter-h9h]

In the UK each organisation tends to have it's own policy around maternity/paternity. For example the organisation I work for has 4 weeks paid paternity, and parents can opt for shared parental leave meaning you share the 52 weeks of maternity between both parents. We also have policies for carers leave, unpaid leave, and adoption leave. Btw during maternity leave, you still accrue your annual leave. I think its important to remember this is information is what the government demands but each organisation will be different.

[@improvesheffield4824]

If you want a really good work/life balance, work in a non teaching role in education here in the UK. I get 13 weeks holiday a year (of which 5 weeks are fully paid and 8 weeks unpaid) with my wages split into 12 months equal payment. Hence I earn a little less than other workers but have much more time to enjoy my many interests and hobbies!

[@eastgermanoaktree9173]

In Germany we have a 5 to 6 day work week, so most people work Monday to Saturday and Sunday, as a holy day, they do not work. This applies to office and retail jobs, some exceptions are gas stations or restaurants, but usually gas stations change the shifts around then and restaurants use Mondays. Certain doctors even use Thursdays off, except hospitals, who generally have a higher workload and need to be ready for emergencies. On top of that there are vacation days you can get off, my father usually has 2 to three weeks, paid sick leave and holidays, like Christmas, Easter and carneval. Apart from all of that there is paid maternity and paternity leave and they cannot legally fire you because of that. Some of my old teachers got pregnant and were gone for a month and then later another two months, before coming back and when I heard that they could fire you because of that in the US I was horrified. Companies legally have no say in these rights and really shouldn't in my opinion.

[@DougBrown-h1n]

The lobbying system which effectively pays your politicians to pass legislation for the benefit of corporations absolutely has to be addressed. Politicians will simply not take a cut in their own income to improve the quality of life of their own constituents.

[@civiere]

Yo yo. You've got that all wrong. 2 days a month is 24 days, but he works only 20 a week. Not 40. So he's got about 2 months off if he wants to. At my job we have a system called 'time for time', so any hpur overtime made can be converted in an hour off. Buddy takes 4/5 months a year off, every year.

[@gilkay1]

Christmas is often referred to as the 'Christmas break'. Most people automatically have at least Christmas day, Boxing day (26th Dec) and also New Years day as national Bank Holidays. Many take the days in between as well. Having 8 days off is pretty common. Obviously medical staff etc are exceptions.

[@joosyjulie]

A 'bank holiday', is a Monday where the banks close. So most business shut down, too, or they have to pay their staff extra for the day, usually double time (double the pay).

[@leehallam9365]

On paternity pay the entitlement is 2 weeks, they can opt to take just one if they want. Fathers can also take a share of the maternity pay. So for example the mother goes back to work after 12 weeks, the father can take remaining 40 weeks off. It just doesnt happen that much. There are complex rules arround it as usually two different employers will be involved.

[@thefiestaguy8831]

"2 days sick pay". Meanwhile in the UK as a british police officer I had 3.5 months off work straight a few years back, all FULL pay, paid on time. When I returned my job was still there. In the last 4 years I was off work for 7 months, every month being paid on time and my full pay, and my job was always safe each time, AND my annual leave allowance was still exactly as it was before I was sick, 28 days per year. The USA really can't even compete when it comes to worker's rights...

[@tonycasey3183]

I work in the NHS in England. The basic annual leave (vacation) entitlement for a new starter working a 37.5 hour week is 202.5 hours (27 days) with 67.5 hours bank holiday entitlement on top of that (9 days) which means 270 hours (36 days) paid leave in total per year. If you have put in ten years service that goes up to 42 days. YES, that means the working day is 7.5 hours (8 hours with a half hour unpaid lunch break)

[@barrymitchell6444]

No wonder the country is in a mess. NHS staff are pampered.

[@barrymitchell6444]

A 7.5 hour working day with an unpaid half-hour lunch break? Aww. Try 12, 18, 24 and 36 hour shifts with no breaks. I even did a 60-hour shift at short notice. My working weeks were 60 - 105 hours, including all public holidays, and I wasn't able to take any holiday time off or go sick, because there was nobody to do my job in my absence. As I've said, NHS staff are pampered. (When they're not striking for even more pay)

[@warailawildrunner5300]

@@barrymitchell6444 Not all NHS staff work a 7.5 hour day. Nurses and doctors for instance have a 4 day on, 3 day off or 4 off and 3 on policy of 12-13 hour shifts with a 90 minute unpaid break - although generally nurses and doctors may not have their breaks or work overtime in the case of an emergency coming in (generally seen more for A&E staff and associated places like the operating theatres).

[@tonycasey3183]

@@barrymitchell6444 Why would you boast about being exploited? Or maybe you're self employed, in which case your business plan is flawed if you have to work such ridiculous hours. In either case, having a healthy work life balance is not pampering, it's good practice.

[@claregale9011]

Sick leave is rife in the NHS at the moment , my sister works in the eye clinic and hates it nurses are going off with stress after are taking advantage of the sick leave as well . She cannot wait to get out .

[@a3ephony654]

I work for a Telecommunications company in the UK. I work 35 hours a week and get 38 days holiday a year. And I work from home . .

[@stephensmith4480]

That`s crazy how badly employee`s are treated in The US. Here in The UK my contract is for 35 Hours per week and for that I get 32 days paid holiday entitlement and if I have to go off Long term sick, I get 6 Months Full pay, then it goes down to half pay. All in all we don`t do to badly all things considered.

[@leestockton9367]

Just think about this; America fought and won their independence from the UK. 🎉 Americans don't get statutory sick pay or four weeks paid leave like we do in the UK, don't get maternity/paternity pay, they don't have free health and dental care, they don't have free residential care when you're elderly 😢 I think you'd have been better under UK rule 👍😁

[@lorrainewillis6364]

I get 5wks paid holiday, paid sick leave, 8 day's paid Bank Holidays, a paid day off on my birthday, a paid day off to move house and 3 paid days to volunteer for a charitable cause 😁

[@malcolmhouston7932]

Do you ever do any work?

[@lorrainewillis6364]

@@malcolmhouston7932 😁certainly do, I work hard for my holiday entitlement and make the most of every day of it

[@watsappenin2865]

​@@malcolmhouston7932theres still 10 months plus obviously lots of work gets done in that time

[@djlads]

I used to get my birthday off and if it fell on a weekend you could take the Friday or Monday to cover it, I don't now, but I'm in a much better job so I don't really care that much it was a nice little perk, but not missed.

[@frankiefourfingers6717]

I get 5 and a half weeks a year paid holiday in the U.K. It’s sad that our brothers in the USA don’t get the same

[@karlJCompton]

The thumbnail alone deserved a like. 😂😍

[@at-qj4ks]

About the paternity leave. In Estonia the fathers have 30 days of parental leave and they have 475 days of shared parental benefit, which means we can decide who stays home with the kid. It can be divvied up as well. For example the mom stays at home for like 300 days with pay and then the dad takes over or vice versa. It has become more popular for the dads to stay home for at least some time.

[@deniseadams1703]

I was a social worker for a Local Authority in the UK. For the first five years I got twenty days annual leave plus eight days Public/Bank Holidays. From then on my holidays went up to thirty three days annual leave plus the eight statutory days.

[@Zu3sUK]

We call the seasonal event for what it is, christmas is christmas, easter is easter. We don't say when it christmas, "it's the holidays" thats stupid.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The best kind of videos are the ones where you generate discourse organically. We’re ok with a 45 minute reaction, I guess? 😂

[@atomiswave1971]

We used to say in the UK that the USA is 5 years ahead and 50 years behind. This video demonstates that perfectly. I lived in the USA for 6 years and my understanding from that experience is that if you have money your somebody, if you have little or none, your a nobody.

[@kaydod3190]

Go home then

[@atomiswave1971]

​@@kaydod3190​@kaydod3190 been home since 2006. Travelled the world since then as well. I visited usa in 2019 for a recap. It was OK.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

And with regards to 'having a baby...', don't forget in the UK we have the NHS so it cost's nothing. While in the US: giving birth costs $18,865 on average, including pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care, (according to the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation 'KFF' Health System Tracker).

[@barrymitchell6444]

That's why African women fly into the UK to drop their sprogs. The NHS is being abused by outsiders on top of contractors, and I resent every penny I'm forced to pay for it.

[@djlads]

​@barrymitchell6444 Even the government says that health tourism only costs the NHS 0.3% of it's budget! 0.3%

[@barrymitchell6444]

@@djlads But the government lies about virtually everything, from unemployment figures to the amount illegal immigrants are costing. All UK governments have lied.

[@MISSYGful]

​@@barrymitchell6444Oh Barry stop talking out of your derriere. There are more African women working as Dr's, nurses and health practitioners in the NHS, than as "health tourists" DA 🙄

[@annabuttimore6819]

@@barrymitchell6444Not true. Airlines won’t allow women more than 30 weeks pregnant to fly. African women are not coming here to have their babies. That’s also quite a sweeping statement. Women from which African counties? South Africa? Kenya? Botswana? Their healthcare services are as good as ours.

[@shininglightphotos1044]

We can choose to take our 'holiday' at any time of the year. We don't generally call it vacation, although some now do, because of American TV programmes, etc.There are Bank/Public Holidays, like Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, etc, but you may still be required to work then...you just get extra pay, or a day off added to your annual leave ebtitlement, to take when you want to take it through the year. We don't have Thanksgiving, or nationally recognise any other religious celebrations with public holiday entitlement. Even though many of us are no longer Christian, our Monarch is still head of the Church of England, so Christmas, Easter & Whitsun, account for 5 of the 8 bank/public holidays a year.

[@weepair2]

I thought this was the Village People presenting.

[@raydaveyrd]

Paternity leave varies. I got 4 weeks fully paid. The 2 weeks is the minimum

[@omegasue]

I think the crux of the whole differences between US and most of the world is down to your being fed certain lines every single day. Example: allegiance to the flag, America is the land of the free, America is the best etc etc. None of these are intrinsically bad, but it is hammered into your consciousness every which way you turn. In many respects you've been hypnotised to a belief the govt preferred. Because the US is far from Europe etc it's a con that's been very successful. However, people there are beginning to realise they don't actually have the best deal in the world, thanks to the internet and the curiosity of many younger people. Because money is the overriding energy of the world, America has taken that aspect a few steps further. I can only say to you that it takes hard work and courage to fight a system such as yours, for even basic human rights, but it's the only way. Our rights have come to us at a gradual pace because we fought for them. It could be said of our unions that sometimes they go over the top with demands. Bottom line: get educated with people like JPS and carry on your INDEPENDENT research. Thanks JP✨

[@Nicci82]

28 days off a year plus 5 bank/public holidays. Some companies also close on 24th December til 05th January (paid). Can also take a year off after having a baby and you still have your contracted holidays, so can add them on at the end.

[@stevemcdowell8344]

Why the vests?

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Jps' aircon hasn't been working all summer hence the singlet tops on many days lately

[@79BlackRose]

Why not?

[@peppermintgreen4821]

Here in Germany your company have to pay you 100% for up to 6 weeks per year if you are sick. After 6 weeks your health insurance will pay 60 - 65% of your last wage for up to 78 weeks. If you are still sick the employment office will pay for up to a year or so. This all is by law.

[@annabuttimore6819]

You boys are hilarious. I love the way you all fell about laughing when Evan mentioned Dorney Park. As a Brit I have no idea why that’s funny. Holiday means vacation. We don’t really say “The holidays”, we’ll call it what it is - Christmas and New Year. Or possibly “the festive season”.

[@barrymitchell6444]

I'm English-born, and everyone I know refers to Christmas and the New Year as "Christmas holidays" as a whole. Everyone.

[@JackieChunky]

Aight so im working in a lab in Belgium and bcs its a lab i have to work all public holidays, but i get 2 days of vacations for each day worked lie that (plus all the basic shit we get). So end of the story i usually have around 2 months payed vacation a year (idk like 50 days).

[@karacarr2941]

As a Brit 🇬🇧I do wonder why Americans think that the USA is a free country??? Sorry to say it, but based on that video alone (which is not the first time I’ve seen it), if you don’t have the money, your slave labour to capitalists and the Government. End of!!!!! That to me is not a free country……..!!!!!! That to me is not life……!!!!! It’s shocking, I feel for you. You also chant your national anthem every morning at school. The last country that did that was Germany under Nazi rule. Oh except maybe North Korea……. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ What any why???? You can love your country be proud of it and support it, but not to that extreme??!!!???!!! That’s just screwed up and comes across as very narrow minded to the rest of the world. I strongly agree that you should stand up and fight for your basic human rights, I’m shocked that the USA is like this, it’s so sad!😢❤

[@scoutnetwork]

Most employers give better than the mandatory maternity and paternity leave, and some employer do way better, my old employer gave me 12months full paid PATERNITY leave (company was Aviva for reference)

[@GazGaryGazza]

The vast majority of UK rights have been fought for by Unions otherwise the UK would be the same.