Off the charts? Compared to completely at will maybe. You generally have to pay 3 months severance + 1 month per 3 years of employment for a maximum of 6 months severance after 9 years of employment. That's it.
True, but what I noticed is that in many of these countries you can't just start layoffs whenever.
Frequently you need to have consultations with unions or staff representatives, present an actual business plan for the layoffs and why people can't be reconverted.
That hits the breaks on any impulsive layoffs and it adds another buffer of a bunch of months.
Frequently you need to have consultations with unions or staff representatives, present an actual business plan for the layoffs and why people can't be reconverted.
That hits the breaks on any impulsive layoffs and it adds another buffer of a bunch of months.