> it's pretty common in Europe that sacking a worker requires going through a lot of legal hoops If the position is truly superfluous (1) and you can't use the

> it's pretty common in Europe that sacking a worker requires going through a lot of legal hoops If the position is truly superfluous (1) and you can't use the employee in another position (2), sacking is entirely hassle-free. (1) This implies that you cannot hire into this position for 1 year, without offering it to the previously sacked employee first. (2) Considering reasonable retraining and acceptable skillset.