I can say from experience that employees get some protections that students don’t. Particularly when it comes to:

- working hours (often paid for 20 but working close to 40)

- paid time off (I have worked through a lot of ‘vacations’ and ‘holidays’)

- health insurance (for my whole family, not just me)

- behavioral requirements for managers (I have stories)

- retirement funding

- credit for work products (imagine being told your name isn’t on a pub because you were in training)