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> They are rotated if they do develop ties with the local population. That's the killer for me. That's illegal.
by konschubert 6y ago
> They are rotated if they do develop ties with the local population.
That's the killer for me. That's illegal.
- Hnrobert42 6y agoSure it’s illegal, but meh. Quit or sue.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoIt's only illegal when it's not the government doing it. Rotating duty to prevent sympathizing with the locals is standard procedure for law enforcement agencies above the municipal level.
- jrochkind1 6y agoIn the US State Department I'm not sure if it's explicitly given as official justification, but it's widely understood as the justification for the entire way things are organized. Is it illegal when it's not the government doing it though? In what country, what laws make it illegal?
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago> In what country, what laws make it illegal? I'm pretty sure it's not illegal in my country but I dunno about the person I was responding to. I was just pointing out that it's SOP in some industries.
- Sacho 6y agoWhat law is this breaking?
- konschubert 6y agoIn Germany there is no at-will employment. Employers need a reason to fire employees. This prevents them from reaching into people's private lives, like Huawei is doing here.
- jrochkind1 6y agoDoes "rotated" mean fired? I think they are talking about Chinese nationals reassigned back to China or other non-German countries, right? it might be illegal in Germany, Germany does have very strong labor protections! It's still not clear to me what law would make it illegal.
- sudosysgen 6y agoOr maybe other offices in Germany
- stale2002 6y ago> I think they are talking about Chinese nationals reassigned back to China or other non-German countrie This almost certainly doesn't matter. If someone is working, full time, in the german office, for years, then they are almost certainly covered by german labor laws, even if they are a chinese national.
- jrochkind1 6y agoRight. It's just not clear to me that transfering someone back to the home office (or another international office) would be a violation of German laws against termination without cause, as GP suggested. Cause... it doesn't seem like termination? But maybe? It doesn't seem obvious. I'm just not sure we're all talking about the same thing.
- konschubert 6y agoYou have a point. I am not sure about the legal situation actually when it comes to rotations. But if your employer justifies any negative action towards you with "the person made friends in their private life", you can probably sue for harassment/bullying.