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I'm in Australia and something like this seems very weird, you sometimes take for granted fair work laws till you see what happens in countries without them.

• mcny 9y ago
  When I read about pip, I keep going back to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11299310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11299310 I think even if we had regulations and requirements like that in the US, it would quickly devolve into a charade. Basically, a six month pip would be the same as a six month notice with the option to fire you any time anyway.
  • wooter 9y ago
    Dumb law IMO. I like at-will employment. I would be pissed if my company was paying 14k on my behalf for something so unnecessary. I can budget my education much better than the government, thanks.
    • throw2016 9y ago
      Why would you be pissed? No employee is going to be 'pissed' about something designed to benefit them and ease a layoff.
    • danmaz74 9y ago
      How can you budget your retraining if you get same-day notice and just 2 weeks severance?
  • watwut 9y ago
    Having six months to prepare for being fire sounds better then "bye tomorrow".
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• ksec 9y ago
  Well Basically every Commonwealth Countries and Countries inside EU, or to put it another way, the difference between the World and US.