Do you support a Universal Paid Sick Leave Program ?

[President Johnson]

Obviously yes.

It's quite the norm here and no political party in Germany questions it, from left to right. None. You get up to six weeks paid sick leave here. In the few cases six weeks are exceeded, health insurance pays 70% of your previous net income.

The US unfortunately is lagging behind the rest of the world here, for literally no valid reason.

[President Johnson]

Every American worker should have 4 weeks consisting of paid vacation, sick leave, personal days at the bare minimum.

Agreed, and perhaps extend four weeks with increasing age. 24 days is also mandatory here, though 30 days is quite the norm. I have 30 days of paid vacation.

[President Johnson]

Obviously yes.

It's quite the norm here and no political party in Germany questions it, from left to right. None. You get up to six weeks paid sick leave here. In the few cases six weeks are exceeded, health insurance pays 70% of your previous net income.

The US unfortunately is lagging behind the rest of the world here, for literally no valid reason.

South Korea is the only other industrialized country without paid sick leave.


But it should be noted; that although it's not " mandated ", more and more companies are offering it.

Yeah, I think latter is a general and global trend, that an increasing number of companies no longer can "take employees for granted". A main reason is simple jobs disappearing and more individual work that requires either a higher education or sophisticated training, so employers are forced attract a workforce through various benefits.