Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 7836936)

You would never lose your house to pay for medical stuff. You also have some legal rights to your job whilst you are sick and you would get sick pay from the state and free medicines etc

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836913)

I'm betting that it can be done in the UK as well.....the plus side is you don't have to worry about insurance. However, you do still have to worry about your other obligations should you lose a job because your ill. My husband's company did have a very good sick leave in the UK - much, much better then here. However, the companies that I worked for over there did not. I would have been out of luck.

In saying that, our neighbor just went back to work at his company and same position after being off work for 9 months and being paid disability. He has a union job, so perhaps that makes a difference.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836940)

Yes I know you would get sick pay and free medicines.....but certainly if you can't make your monthly mortgage, nor pay car payments, etc.....you're not going to be in a very good situation. Regardless if your sick or not.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836940)

Yes I know you would get sick pay and free medicines.....but certainly if you can't make your monthly mortgage, nor pay car payments, etc.....you're not going to be in a very good situation. Regardless if your sick or not.

Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 7836967)

but you can still get benefits to cover the mortgage

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 7836948)

Don't be daft how can you possibly lose your house in the UK to pay for healthcare?:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 7836967)

but you can still get benefits to cover the mortgage

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836977)

Don't be silly JG....I didn't say anything about paying for healthcare, I said if you were sick and had to have an extended time off of work. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 7836967)

but you can still get benefits to cover the mortgage

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 7836948)

What's losing your car/house when you're unemployed got to do with this thread? Come on now you really are grasping at straws.

BTW many don't...the mortgage is paid for by the UK social services.

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 7836985)

You said you were betting Thydney's situation could happen in the UK too - which I don't think it would.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836977)

Don't be silly JG....I didn't say anything about paying for healthcare, I said if you were sick and had to have an extended time off of work. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 7836985)

You said you were betting Thydney's situation could happen in the UK too - which I don't think it would.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836988)

I'm NOT grasping at straws, JG. I was commenting on what Thyd wrote.....

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836993)

that someone could lose their house because they were off from work? sure it could....and that's exactly what I meant.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836993)

that someone could lose their house because they were off from work? sure it could....and that's exactly what I meant.

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 7836997)

What Sally said below.



Exactly



Yes you are...you are making the most outrageous comments to diss the UK.

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 7836993)

that someone could lose their house because they were off from work? sure it could....and that's exactly what I meant.

Actually going back and looking at what Thyd wrote, it was that an employer could sack you if you were ill from work..... And my comment was that it can be done in the UK as well. Which would lead to problems meeting your other obligations....

Originally Posted by Thydney

You would never lose your house to pay for medical stuff.

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 7837002)

Off from work for what reason?