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The only benefit to at-will employment for an employee is you're not tied into things like 'you must work here for 2 years / give 6 months notice', over/under o

• aianus 13y ago
  There's also the benefit that a company would be more willing to give you a chance at employment knowing they can fire you if it doesn't work out.
  • justinhj 13y ago
    Well in Canada you can fire for no reason in the first 3 months anyway.
    • biafra 13y ago
      In Germany it is up to 6 months (Probezeit) depending on your contract. But the employee can also leave with 2 weeks notice.
• YZF 13y ago
  Typically these laws would be biased towards the employee. At-will employment pretends there's some sort of symmetry and/or market forces. Social labour laws are about protecting employees, not employers. Forcing someone to work for two years at a certain place or give 6 months notice before they leave would be considered a violation of their human rights in most places. I'd be really surprised if Germany requires employees to give 6 months notice before leaving...
  • biafra 13y ago
    It depends on your contract. The longest I ever had was 3 months to the end of a quarter. Theses conditons always go both ways. But which employer would insist in keeping you when he knows you want to leave? What level of motivation could he expect?