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"But the amendments to Portugal's labour laws have limits: they will not apply to companies with fewer than ten employees." I suspect the real problem is exact

• dfxm12 5y ago
  As someone who has worked in many companies of various sizes, it's more manager dependent than size of the company dependant.
• mschuster91 5y ago
  > I suspect the real problem is exactly here not on large companies. Small companies usually can't risk burning out their staff - for large companies, churn is priced in everywhere, but a small company can easily run aground when the wrong employee leaves. This amendment targets precisely large companies who abuse churn to save money.
  • KMnO4 5y ago
    It’s not about “risking burning out the employees”. Small companies simply don’t have a chain of command and employees are taking on so many mission-critical things at once that employers need them to be constantly available. I worked at a startup as an engineer and was the most technical person at the company. My personal life was not respected by the CEO because I was the only one who could navigate the 2am calls with the overseas manufacturers. I ended up quitting my job because of that, but someone more desperate for work than me would have probably taken that abuse for a lot longer, at the detriment of their mental health.