This also happens in Germany, but it depends on the case and isn't a hard rule. It's more likely to happen for people fired for cause, or if there are any other

This also happens in Germany, but it depends on the case and isn't a hard rule. It's more likely to happen for people fired for cause, or if there are any other reasons that trust broke down. And even then it does not change anything about the employement duration, the employee is simply asked to not come into work anymore but is paid the remaining period as defined in the law or the contract.