Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe Due to Labor Laws

Re:Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe D... by aix1 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @10:50AM (#35469068)

I think it's interesting to compare Switzerland with the neighbouring countries (e.g. France and Germany). I don't know about other companies, but Google Zürich pays much more than Google Paris or Google Berlin/Munich.

I think it's likely that the difference in labour laws is a contributing factor. Switzerland has very little by way of worker protection, instead placing a significant emphasis on unemployment insurance (Arbeitslosenversicherung).

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Re:Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe D... by mrunkel on Thursday April 06, 2023 @11:24AM (#35469620)

Cost of Living is much higher in Switzerland.

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Re:Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe D... by nostrademons on Thursday April 06, 2023 @11:36AM (#35469825)

Cost of living is usually higher in areas with higher wages, because it means that residents have more money to spend on living.

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Re:Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe D... by aix1 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @11:49AM (#35470079)

Right, and Google explicitly doesn't model for cost of living in its comp philosophy.

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Re:Google and Amazon Struggle to Lay Off Workers in Europe D... by waych on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:25AM (#35478343)

They use per market pricing instead, which roughly works out to the same thing in the long term, while not being subject to short term fluctuations.

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