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		crote 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegr... Oh, you can. You just need to provide a valid reason, that's all. Firing someone because they are stealing from the company, harassing a coworker, consistently underperforming, or because you're shutting down a business unit? Easy! Firing someone because it's a Tuesday, or because they got pregnant? Sorry, can't do that.

egorfine 5 months ago [–]

Collecting data in order to come up with a valid reason is prohibited. Like, impossible to fire a programmer if he only does a bare minimum and simply is not productive.

rad_gruchalski 5 months ago | [–]

Unless you have a valid suspicion. However, you have to tell the employee he is under observation.

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