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Layoffs in EU happen all the same, they are just sprinkled throughout the fiscal year to avoid legal disputes due to the number of people let go.
by DoctorDabadedoo 6mo ago
Layoffs in EU happen all the same, they are just sprinkled throughout the fiscal year to avoid legal disputes due to the number of people let go.
- w4yai 6mo ago> happen all the same No. They happen, but with a significant difference
- plufz 6mo agoObviously it happens but I think you’ll have a hard time arguing that worker rights are as bad in the EU as in the US. ITUC Global Rights Index (2025) Europe: 2.78 Nordics: 1.0–1.2 Western Europe: 2.0–2.3 Americas: 3.68 United States: 4 I couldn’t find per state US numbers but the difference is obviously huge.
- junon 6mo agoLayoffs don't happen the same way they do in the US, at least in Germany. It's expensive to lay someone off due to dual-party notice period requirements. "At will" is a foreign concept here.
- yodsanklai 5mo agoCorrect me if I'm wrong but for Meta/Google, past layoffs in France, Germany, Netherlands were done on a voluntary basis. It also took many months between the announcement and the actual layoff and the severance was competitive. One may argue that salaries are lower and there are less opportunities in tech in those countries - because of stronger regulation - but I think the layoffs procedures are objectively much more favorable for employees.