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Also countries like Germany have VERY massive employee protection. Once you're out of the probation period (usually 3-6 months) the company needs a very good re

by akuji1993 8y ago

Also countries like Germany have VERY massive employee protection. Once you're out of the probation period (usually 3-6 months) the company needs a very good reason (down-sizing being one) to fire you. Not even you slacking off, not doing job can immediately get you fired as you first need to receive a few warnings. The US is very bad regarding employee protection, other countries handle this differently.

danpalmer 8y ago
Exactly. In fact in the UK if you want to lay off more than a certain (fairly small) number of staff then you get audited to ensure that you couldn't have possibly kept them on or found them jobs elsewhere in your company. Once you make someone redundant you're also not allowed to re-hire for that position for 6 months I believe, again to ensure that you're not using layoffs inappropriately. Note: this is all different to _firing_ someone. I understand in the US these two are often less distinct. Firing someone opens you up to a different kind of legal liability, you essentially have to be able to prove that they weren't good enough at their job, should they take you to court over being fired.