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This will only work if the labor laws allow for easy firing. The 4-day week at a regular market salary will be very attractive and will attract top performers a

• Moissanite 4y ago
  Getting rid of underperformers in regular private sector roles in the UK isn't really that bad; certainly closer to Germany than the US, but on the whole about right. Public sector is another matter; getting rid of dead weight in the civil service is a tough problem and suppresses the salaries of other employees there, leading to a downward spiral.
  • maccard 4y ago
    > Getting rid of underperformers in regular private sector roles in the UK isn't really that bad; certainly closer to Germany than the US, but on the whole about right <...> Public sector is another matter The uk has practically no employment rights when you have less than 2 years service. One of the (many) articles on the subject [0]. The employment rights in the public sector are similar, with most of the "unfireable" aspect being people who have been there long enough that it's easier to move them around than it is to get rid of them. The civil service in the UK has an unreasonably long probationary period (9 months) which if people actually cared about removing unproductive employees could be much better applied. [0] https://www.davidsonmorris.com/dismissing-an-employee-with-less-than-2-years-service/ https://www.davidsonmorris.com/dismissing-an-employee-with-l...