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> I don't know about French employment law but in Germany you can fire anyone for any reason. You don't seem to know about German employment law either because

> I don't know about French employment law but in Germany you can fire anyone for any reason. You don't seem to know about German employment law either because that's simply wrong. Basically in every company with more than 10 employees you can't fire anyone who has been with the company for more than 6 months, except for very few specific reasons which are listed here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCndigung_(deutsches_Arbeitsrecht)#K%C3%BCndigung_durch_den_Arbeitgeber https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCndigung_(deutsches_Arbe...

oaiey 6y ago
Exactly. However, laying off people is possible. May cost you, is more complicated and takes more time than you might expect. But German HR departments are well capable of that. In most jobs nowadays, you have probation time, then time-limited contracts (maximum 2 x 1y) and then an unlimited contract. As a result, you can end contracts within the first 6 months, after a year and after two years w/o discussions or problems. That gives everyone enough time to sort out "bad hires" w/o any risk. Afterwards, a certain degree of protection starts, but money and reasonable rationale can end any contract. It is just very different than the US "hire and fire" thing. In Germany and other places it is expected that as an employee I have a certain degree of stability in my life.