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> People can negotiate reasonable notice periods, and parental leave, severance pay etc, if they rather want that than more money every month. (But that negotia
by hocuspocus 10y ago
> People can negotiate reasonable notice periods, and parental leave, severance pay etc, if they rather want that than more money every month. (But that negotiation / demand only works if the economy is humming along fine. So that is way more important.)
Vulnerable workers aren't in a position to negotiate anything.
- eru 10y agoYes, hence my qualification that it's important the economy be booming. Alas, government protection doesn't help that much: just like you see greedy landlords in the US haze people who are paying below market rates in rent controlled apartments, you see bosses quietly make people's lives hell in some jobs in Germany.