[sigstoat]

> The corporation...

are corporations the only entities which employ people in europe, besides the governments? can pierre not just rent a building and start employing some people himself? do these rules not effect pierre, in his capacity as an employer?

[vidarh]

While it is true that is possible to directly employ people most places, it is extremely uncommon as it creates personal liabilities that a company would shield you from. So while it theoretically could affect your hypothetical pierre, in practice that's an extreme outlier.