And better yet, four weeks notice + 4 weeks savings. Split the responsibility for redundancy between employer and employee. I worked at one job where a guy wa

And better yet, four weeks notice + 4 weeks savings. Split the responsibility for redundancy between employer and employee. I worked at one job where a guy was made redundant - for economic reasons, not incompetence - just two months after he started. He'd moved to the area and literally got a mortgage that week, spending his savings on the deposit. Without the notice period he'd have potentially faced economic ruin. Ignoring the morals of it for the moment, even speaking economically it's better for the country as a whole. How many mortgages are defaulted on in redundancy situations? The employee is bankrupted and defaults, the bank repossesses and sells the house at a loss (they generally go in quick auctions). The company itself may benefit but the overall economic harm to the country is greater imo. And that's before you get to the compassionate side of things with people who can't afford 4 weeks savings, ie. every minimum wage job in the country.