[anovikov]

And that's the right thing to do.

Only an idiot would hire someone they won't be able to fire, or won't be able to afford to fire. Like only an idiot would marry if they know they wont't be able to divorce. Or someone having no choice at all. In a modern world, there's always choice.

And, changing this has zero negative consequences. We aren't speaking about precariat or working poor. Especially in EU terms with much flatter incomes, we are speaking about comfortably upper middle class people. They won't be risking hunger, homelessness, or even lack of medical care if they are fired on the spot. It's utterly stupid to continue resisting the obvious: if you want progress, you need to be able to fire people.

[throwaway60320]

Yeah, I agree. I live in an EU country where firing people is normal... It's also the country with lowest unemployment rate in EU.