Giving someone a month of notice (or zero notice and a month of severance pay) isn't harsh. As far as the other obligations go, I believe the law also states th

Giving someone a month of notice (or zero notice and a month of severance pay) isn't harsh. As far as the other obligations go, I believe the law also states that you can have a contract which explicitly overrides these severance obligations. The obligation to have Chilean citizens (or permanent residents?) involved in most kinds of incorporated LLCs (I think particularly for single-founder companies) is much more of a big deal, but even it is not really that big a deal if you hire a lawyer and have them do it. It just means it costs more than starting a company in the US.