Many governments are handling unemployment differently than the United States. The U.K. recently began paying 80% of the salaries of workers laid off because of the coronavirus crisis.
Employees assemble motors at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. The German government pays much of laid-off workers' salaries for up to 12 months during economic crises.Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images
But unlike many others, Maher can rest easy, knowing that money will keep flowing into his bank account until he's called back to work. Maher also doesn't need to worry about being left without health care coverage, thanks to Britain's National Health Service.
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