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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by koevet on Saturday October 14, 2017 @07:06AM (#15471665)
Yes, in Switzerland, for instance, a company is required to offer "job relocation" services for employees that have been working for the company for some years (I'm not sure how many exactly). These services (re-teach how to write a CV, how to prepare yourself for an interview, etc.) cost between 10K and 14K CHF per employee.
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by jaimex2 on Saturday October 14, 2017 @09:27AM (#15472072)
I'm in Australia and something like this seems very weird, you sometimes take for granted fair work laws till you see what happens in countries without them.
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by mcny on Saturday October 14, 2017 @09:49AM (#15472154)
When I read about pip, I keep going back to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11299310

I think even if we had regulations and requirements like that in the US, it would quickly devolve into a charade. Basically, a six month pip would be the same as a six month notice with the option to fire you any time anyway.

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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by wooter on Saturday October 14, 2017 @10:26AM (#15472299)
Dumb law IMO. I like at-will employment. I would be pissed if my company was paying 14k on my behalf for something so unnecessary. I can budget my education much better than the government, thanks.
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by throw2016 on Saturday October 14, 2017 @04:57PM (#15474261)
Why would you be pissed? No employee is going to be 'pissed' about something designed to benefit them and ease a layoff.
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by danmaz74 on Monday October 16, 2017 @10:21AM (#15483356)
How can you budget your retraining if you get same-day notice and just 2 weeks severance?
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by watwut on Saturday October 14, 2017 @10:31AM (#15472315)
Having six months to prepare for being fire sounds better then "bye tomorrow".
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Re:Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory by ksec on Saturday October 14, 2017 @02:22PM (#15473438)
Well Basically every Commonwealth Countries and Countries inside EU, or to put it another way, the difference between the World and US.
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