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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by pb7 on Monday October 16, 2023 @01:12PM (#37902983)
>employees in other regions didn't get the same terms

Yep, that's what happens when you have labor laws that dictate the terms. It cuts both ways.

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by berdario on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:53PM (#37907188)
You're doubly wrong:

1- the laws dictate minimum terms for the agreements, they don't put ceilings on the maximums

2- the regions in which employees got shafted in that way aren't the regions in which employment laws are stricter

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by Ensorceled on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:28PM (#37909759)
> 1- the laws dictate minimum terms for the agreements, they don't put ceilings on the maximums

That's not how it works in many jurisdictions: if a company does a round of layoffs and exceeds the terms ... those are the new terms going forward for that company.

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by berdario on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:00AM (#37910448)
Do you have any reference for this? In which jurisdiction does it work like that?
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