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Re:Biggest layoffs of 2023: Firms fired employees in jaw-dro... by oblio on Saturday December 30, 2023 @09:19AM (#38815444)
Trial periods. In Luxembourg they're 6 months. You can be sent packing with 1-2 weeks notice, no questions asked.
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Re:Biggest layoffs of 2023: Firms fired employees in jaw-dro... by _heimdall on Saturday December 30, 2023 @04:24PM (#38819311)
Yep, sounds like that's way more common in Europe than the US. I'm actually at a small US company now that hires this way as well, I just hadn't seen any larger companies over here doing it this way.
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