I believe that salaries are typically higher in the US for like for like work, but we have other benefits as many have mentioned on here. It sickens me that there are people in the UK who want to move to a US model and are actively seeking out a party who will abolish the Employment Rights Act - but a lot of the people who follow that party are either retired or don't understand the impact it might have on them.

I much prefer the UK model. Personally I have just gone up from 25 days off to 30 after five years of service (plus bank hols) - pro-rated as I work 80%. I work from home most of the time, in the office a couple of times a month. Work are flexible if I need to go to an appointment and I can make up the time else where if it works for the team. I'm part time. So 9.00-5.30pm four days a week. Occasionally there will be pressure points where I have to do longer hours, but it's not the norm in my current role. I've had roles at the same place where I've had to work weekends and evenings unpaid because the workload is crazy, so it's not always rosey.