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by Wytwwww 588 days ago
> like they do in the EU

EU is certainly not a single country and states have sometimes wildly different rules and labor laws. That specific situation is impossible at least in some countries.

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I used quoted "layoff", in my experience when people are let go it happens during a reorganization mediated by an union where some positions are found to be unnecessary and people are given notice that their employment is being terminated but still work for a few months.

Since this is mediated by an union it only happens if there is a good reason (usually financial problems). I never seen it on an individual case basis it is always multiple people at the same time.

Yes but in some EU countries it's very unlikely that any union would be directly involved and the company would still be required to pay severance.
Sorry if I wasn't specific, but the severance part is Brazilian specific which I was claiming works better than the "can not fire anyone ever" way a lot of EU countries work