[adamlett]

And the union and company agree that two people doing this job should be enough. No more hiring

That’s not a thing in Denmark.

The person is not great at getting things done, but not horrible enough to be fired (especially by union standards).

That’s also not a thing. It’s surprisingly easy to fire workers in Denmark. It’s similar to at-will employment in the US. Only you’re not screwed if you do get fired, because we have generous unemployment benefits and universal healthcare.

[aantix]

>That’s not a thing in Denmark.

Is it a thing in Denmark where a company doesn't have enough revenue to hire an additional workers? And you're stuck doing the surplus because of a low output co-worker?

[adamlett]

I’m sure there are companies everywhere where management keeps an unproductive worker around for whatever reason. But in Denmark at least, they are not required to. All employment in Danmark is at will employment. As long as the reason is not explicitly illegal, employees can be fired for any reason or no reason. As I wrote in a different reply, this is considered uncontroversial because 1. there is usually a severance period of three months, and 2. most workers have unemployment insurance which is both generous and affordable, and 3. we have free, universal healthcare, which means losing one’s job is not catastrophic.