In Germany, if you lay off many people you might need to inform the unemployment office beforehand. There are thresholds based on both the amount of people laid

In Germany, if you lay off many people you might need to inform the unemployment office beforehand. There are thresholds based on both the amount of people laid off and the size of the company. This is not exactly a circuit breaker, but combined with other employment law this means laying off many people is quite a lot harder and takes longer. German source with the thresholds: https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/unternehmen/personalfragen/pflichten-arbeitgeber/anzeigepflicht-bei-entlassungen https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/unternehmen/personalfragen/pfl...