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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...)

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!!!

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!

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 🙏🏻

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 KZfaqr. He also has a travel channel on YT.

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.

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

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.

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.

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". ✌️❤️🇬🇧

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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%.

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

Enjoy your videos mate. I love the shock when you hear the differences between our countries. 👊🏻💙

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Your laughter was infectious, I laughed along with you guys. Love your videos. (From the U.K.)

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Glad you guys checked out this vid. Love the vids where you show your boys these vids. Come to Denmark one day :)

In sweden we have 5 weeks vacation, 4 weeks are paid. Most ppl here take 4 weeks in a row vacation in the summer, and save the 5th week for Christmas / new year eve

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.

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.

When I am sick I do not dare to go to the office, because my boss and co-workers will get angry and send me home. They are scared they get sick too 🤣🤣🤧

In Austria I even got 2 free paid days for moving from one home to the other. For a wedding you get 1-3 days paid free depending on the business type. If I ask for 5 weeks vacation it just depends on the project to be expected at that time and of course if I have enough days left from this and the last year. And you are not allowed to get your vacation days as pay out unless you quit your job. You MUST take your vacation. If the employer doesn't tell you to take them they can sum up for ever and don't get lost.

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 😁

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fun to watch ,thanks for sharing, from the 🇬🇧

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).

I thought this was the Village People presenting.

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!

just fyi: in europe when I get sick during my vacation - i'm on sick leave - and will keep the days off days to spend another time. there is no same-time for vacation and sick days. it's either/or, never AND. in germany when feel sick and decide to go to the dr. - I inform the office, go to the dr. and hand in the sick leave papers to the company to notify them of how long the sick leave is foreseen to be until I'm recovered.

In the UK 50 years ago many people had two weeks paid holiday, others had one weeks leave with 'holiday pay' made up by a fund they contributed to over the year. 'Bank Holidays' came about in the 1800's by act of Parliament to give workers a break. Parliament could not legislate for all business' but if banks were closed there was no access to money so no trading could be done back then.

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)

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.

I don't know if E.E. always had this mega- sarcastic sense of humour of has developed it in his decade here, or it magically manifested when he got his British passport! Whichever way, fun to watch you guys enjoying it even when he is describing the hellhole he escaped from.

i love watching these videos, they are so educational on both sides, i’d love to see you guys try to do gcses just bcuz of how different our educational systems are !

The thumbnail alone deserved a like. 😂😍

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).

In Finland, you usually get 25 vacation days and there are about 10 public holidays per year. I myself take 4 weeks vacation in summer and 1 week in winter. I also get reduced working time at my job. 21 minutes every day if I work an 8 hour day. and These days off can also be considered paid. Either half a day off or the whole day.

I love the reactions and thoughts you guys have. It really shines through that you all have really big and caring hearts. Looking forward to more good videos!

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

My granddaughter is on maternity leave. She gets 12 months on full pay and if she needs any more time she gets half pay. Even when she goes back to work she only works part time, on full pay, for another 3 months. I know someone who had a heart attack, he was off work on full pay for 18 months then went back to work fully recovered.

in the uk we have minimum 25 days paid annual leave plus new years day or a replacement day if 1/1 lands on a weekend. good friday, easter monday, two bank holidays in may, one in august and 2 days for xmas. scotland and northern ireland have one day more. also the mother of a colleague of mine passed away and he was given 6 weeks paid leave.

I'm a manager for a department in a nhs hospital and all my employees MUST take their minimum days off (32 days for our company)

For me personally I get 28 days (including bank holidays) off and they also give staff a week off around Easter and a week off around Christmas (paid) which for me who has always worked in the service industry where bank holidays and Christmas where you get none of that - it’s amazing. It’s crazy the differences between the UK and the US. But I know from previous experiences that I am lucky with the holidays I have now compared to previous jobs. Great reaction guys 🙏🏼

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”.

Here in Australia, employees are protected by labor laws that mandate things like: A 38 hour working week 20 days of paid annual leave Up to 10 days of personal leave (sick leave, bereavement leave, etc) Time and a half for any hours worked beyond 8 hours a day. Double time if an employee works beyond 3 hours overtime in a day. Employers are required by law to pay an amount of 10% superannuation (retirement fund) of every employees pre-tax wage. A government mandated wage of about AUD $ 20.00 per hour. Which is roughly US$ 16.00

I was off work for six months after an operation and got full pay, after which it reduced to half.

I live in germany and get paid holiday for 30 days. In case I am ill the employer pays for six weeks the usual salary. In case you are still ill the insurance pays you around 70% of the salary. I am very thankful that the Generations before fought hard for that so that I can benefit. It is so normal nowadays for my generation. Your Generation in the US will have to stand up and fight for your rights otherwise nothing ever will change

As brits we don't tend to use the phrase "the holidays" its just Christmas or easter. We don't do "thanksgiving "

Hi Guys I used to work at a private school in the UK. We used to get three weeks holiday at Christmas, three weeks at Easter and eight weeks in the summer. We also had one week off at each of the three half term breaks. So a mere 17 weeks holiday a year. Not only that, but because I taught mostly senior exam classes they used to go home on study leave from the beginning of May. This used to leave me with teaching just a few classes a week until the summer break.

In the UK I had a year's maternity leave with 3 months paid. I was then allowed to take a 5 year unpaid career-break if I wanted, which I did. Fortunately my husband had a job with decent pay. At the end of the 5 years I could apply for a job back at my old (public sector) organisation. I applied and got a job (They were not obliged to rehire me though). I'd said I wanted to work part time to begin with. That was agreed and it gradually increased at my request. After 2 years I was diagnosed with cancer and had 10 months of treatment when I was extremely tired and could not work. I received full pay for 6 months and half pay for 4 months. If I'd been ill longer than 12 months my pay would have stopped completely. After 10 months I returned to work. Eventually I worked full time but at my request I was allowed to work my full hours over 4 weekdays. They could have said no, if they'd wanted to. I'm very grateful for that job and that I chose that particular career and had those particular managers.

HI JOEL a very well presented vlog if not a bit hysterical in places ..getting to know your new friends was wondering how are cam will and mac ,are they gone forever ,i know you moved home a few months ago but your viewers really liked them and miss them ,myself i miss will and think another hollibob in the uk or australia vlog with will would be great ..oh yeh hollibob means holiday ..look forward to seeing the guys again

I work for the ambulance service in the UK. Last year I had 6 months off, fully paid due to a torn ACL. Coming back to work I was put on a reduced work schedule whilst going through physio. Around 9 months after the initial injury I came back to work on a full range of duties and was told I had to take what was left of my holiday/vacation allowance...about 250 hours of it. I felt bad in all honesty but was told to do it. I'll never take for granted the systems we have in place in the UK

Land of the free is actually the land of the slave

Haha, it's like Wifebeater Central over there, wee man!

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.

im from the uk and yeah you lads are sound, i have subbed and thumbs up been watching few of your videos :)

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✨

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